Baking across borders
As an avid baker and cookbook aficionado, I frequently purchase the UK version of baking books because the covers are always better than the US edition (something I have written about before). This has led to me…
2025
CRUMB - A Baking Magazine
Recently, I shared on Social Media about a new baking magazine, CRUMB - A Baking Magazine - Issue 1. I just received the first issue which I ordered and indexed for our Members. CRUMB is a print magazine highlighting…
Apples, apples, everywhere
In my neck of the woods, autumn has fully arrived (after a lingering warm spell), with crisp morning air and blazing color on the trees. This time of year - between the oppressive summer heat and the blistering cold of…
Why you either love or hate candy corn
It's the time of year when one of most polarizing foods is either proudly displayed or avoided like a creepy uncle. The food, of course, is candy corn. Whether you are a fan or think it is disgusting, Serious Eats…
Food news antipasto
Lay's brand potato chips (crisps) recently launched a bold new look for its packaging, but it wasn't a flashy new font or logo. Instead, the new bags prominently feature an image of a potato. Lay's did this because,…
October 2025 New Cookbook Review
Our 2026 Cookbook Preview Post has been published and will be updated with additions and revisions as the months go by - and go by quickly they do. A link to the 2025 post is available in this new preview as well, so…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Dessert Week 8 – 2025
Week 8 is dessert week and the quarter final. As Jasmine said in the last episode, the margin for error is so small with only five bakers remaining. Signature challenge: Highly decorated Basque cheesecake The bakers…
Food banks brace for increased demand
Demand for food bank services has been increasing in the past several months while contributions have decreased, putting a strain on organizations across the United States. Food insecurity affects nearly 1 in 7 US…
When homemade isn't good enough
There are so many things I can make at home that are better than even a top-shelf brand - mayonnaise, chicken stock, sandwich bread, salad dressing, all sorts of cakes, cookies, and desserts. Yet there remains a white…
Recipes 'to die for'
Cherished family recipes are often handed down from one generation to the next. Occasionally someone takes a recipe to the grave with them, but others do the opposite - quite literally. There is a phenomenon of people…
October 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and we also offer one featured cookbook -most months. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members…
Rice - 80 Easy Rice Recipes, Cookbook Giveaway, Quick Bites with Makiko Sano
Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Rice - 80 Easy Rice Recipes, from Mochi to Miso and Sushi to Sake by Makiko Sano. Makiko Sano is the author of several cookbooks on Japanese cooking including her…