Who needs a flaky pie crust?

November 22, 2025 by
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Milk Street's Christopher Kimball had a Reddit AMA session earlier this week. Kimball solicited questions on his favorite food holiday (Thanksgiving), asking Redditors to "get the conversation (argument) started!" He was ready to opine on topics such as cutting fat into flour for making pie crusts, the right way to brine your turkey, and his favorite dinner roll recipe. Rose Levy… read more

A roundup of holiday, entertaining, and baking cookbooks

November 20, 2025 by
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Every year I am caught by surprise at how fast the holidays come around. I am working on a gift guide (with giveaways), but wanted to do a fast roundup of holiday books for our Members. This summary includes entertaining, baking and cocktail titles. I have included some popular books below as well as some more recent books and recently… read more

What’s the best bread for stuffing?

November 19, 2025 by
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With holiday dinners fast approaching, home cooks are preparing the menus for their family feasts. For many, this means a turkey and stuffing/dressing as a side dish. There are many decisions to be made regarding the stuffing, and chief among them is what bread to use. Food & Wine brings us chefs' top choices for this important stuffing ingredient. Kish… read more

Dobre Dobre Cookbook Giveaway

November 19, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond by Laurel Kratochvila. My devotion to baking books is readily known to Members who read my posts. I particularly have a fondness for those titles that feature international flavors. Books of this nature are journeys to beautiful countries steeped in tradition with… read more

Watch it wobble

November 18, 2025 by
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The fondness for retro desserts - items that might appear on a table in the TV show Mad Men - is still going strong several years after it emerged. B. Dylan Hollis has crafted a career from retro cakes and other sweets from vintage cookbooks, and TikTok and Instagram are filled with other creators putting old recipes to the test.… read more

Big Book of Bread Giveaway

November 18, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of the Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes for Every Baker by King Arthur Baking Company. From the beloved baking authority, this gorgeous book shares over 140 recipes that meet you where you are, whether a novice or experienced bread baker. Everything you want to know about how to make… read more

December 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

November 18, 2025 by
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As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices.  I will update this post as clubs make their additional choices. Something that has… read more

Food news antipasto

November 17, 2025 by
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Chef and cookbook author Samin Nosrat recently sat down with Sam Sanders - in her lush Oakland garden - to talk about food and healing. She spoke about her favorite item from the garden (passionfruit), and broke down how hard it was to recover from the letdown she felt following the success of her first cookbook and Netflix series of… read more

US consumers may want to stock up on Italian pasta

November 15, 2025 by
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If you live in the US and your favorite pasta brand is from Italy, you may want to buy extra during your next shopping trip. Starting in January, the Trump administration is aiming to introduce tariffs of over 90% on Italian pasta. This tariff bump may be affected by the tariff case that is pending before the Supreme Court, but… read more

The Frankenpastry era continues

November 13, 2025 by
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Dominique Ansel's Cronut - released in 2013 - was likely the spark of the pastry mashup that continues to proliferate at bakeries around the world, but the roots go back a bit further. In 1996, NYC pastry chef Maury Rubin created a pretzel croissant that predates the Cronut by more than a decade. However, the rise of the internet made… read more

IACP and TasteCanada Cookbook Awards, author events including Bee Wilson, recipes and more

November 13, 2025 by
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Two major cookbook award ceremonies were recently held. The IACP Cookbook Award winners were announced earlier this month; see our post with a breakdown of the winners. Also, TasteCanada announced their winners earlier this week; see 2025 Taste Canada Awards winners. British writer Bee Wilson is in the United States and has events planned to promote the American release of… read more

Pretend private chefs become a TikTok trend

November 12, 2025 by
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There is no shortage of content creators who are (or were) chefs, including private chefs. But some 'private chef' accounts are playing fast and loose with the concept of 'client' - calling their parents, significant other, and even themselves the client. Food and Wine explains why this can actually be a way to break out of cooking doldrums. Food and… read more

2025 Taste Canada Awards winners

November 11, 2025 by
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The 2025 Taste Canada Awards were announced today. The Awards are presented to outstanding Canadian cookbooks in both English and French languages. This is the biggest night of the year for Canadian cookbook authors. Unlike other cookbook awards, Taste Canada presents both gold and silver awards in each category for each language, resulting in a bevy of winners despite having only… read more

Food news antipasto

November 10, 2025 by
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This week's food news recap is a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short. We start with Tucker Shaw (of The Bittman Project) who has surprising uses for a packet of yeast (subscription required). Add it to cake, banana bread, and other baked goods, where it adds an intriguing flavor and contributes to the texture as well. London’s Borough Market… read more

Chesnok by Polina Chesnakova – Cookbook Giveaway

November 10, 2025 by
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Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of two copies of Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia by Polina Chesnakova. Please note the author's remaining event on our Calendar. Polina’s cookbooks are special and all are favorites in my collection. I was thrilled to learn of this title. The world chesnok… read more

IACP Cookbook Award winners 2025

November 9, 2025 by
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The International Association of Culinary Professionals announced the winners of its 2025 Cookbook Awards (along with other food media and writing awards) at its 2025 Summit held in Brooklyn, New York on November 5. The IACP presented Lifetime Achievement Awards to Pati Jinich, Susan Magrino and legendary cookbook editor Rux Martin. The Trailblazers honored this evening included Fany Gerson and Ayesha Nurdjaja. Turning to… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – The Final – 2025

November 8, 2025 by
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It seems as if the Bake Off just started and now it is over. Signature challenge: British iced finger bun. There are 11 online recipes for iced finger buns in our Library. Darcie: Time, as always, was a factor -for the bakers, but it was not the biggest obstacle that Tom faced. He accidentally put citric acid into his dough… read more

From basic to bougie

November 6, 2025 by
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One aspect of food history that fascinates me is how certain items can be considered trash food in one era only to be exhorted as gourmet in the next. This holds true for many items: lobster, ribs, chicken wings, pork belly, and even caviar. Why do these items climb from peasant food to high dining fare? Sometimes the driving force… read more

What’s really in that can of pumpkin

November 5, 2025 by
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Unlike the pumpkin in Disney's classic tale Cinderella, the contents of the cans of pumpkins in your pantry will not transform into a coach to carry you to the ball. Some people even claim that what's in the can isn't pumpkin at all, it's squash. Food writer Kimberly Holland wants to set the record straight, and says that the substance… read more

Will one of these be the next “it” ingredient?

November 5, 2025 by
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Like any fashion, ingredient fads come and go. For a while, tajín could be found on everything, and before that, miso had its moment. Flavor and the Menu takes a look at six ingredients that might just be the next breakout star. Noor’s black lime tofu from Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage and Noor Murad The article breaks… read more

Food news antipasto

November 3, 2025 by
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The Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland updates its online guide monthly, adding recommendation based on its inspectors' travels. It recently added 24 new restaurants to its listings, including locations run by Aiden Byrne, Adam Handling, and Tom Kerridge. In 2026, Michelin plans to host the live launch of its updated guide in Ireland for the first time. Speaking of… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Patisserie Week – 2025

November 1, 2025 by
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We are near the finish line. Week nine is all about patisserie. Again, Darcie has been sharing the "comments" here. I have been setting them up - and adding online links etc. I have a lot to catch up on! Signature Challenge: Cream horns. How to make cream horns Cream horn are also called cannoncini (the Italian name) or Schaumrollen… read more

Baking across borders

October 31, 2025 by
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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 learning - sometimes the hard way - about the differences between UK and US ingredients and measurements. Helen Goh recently explained many of… read more

CRUMB – A Baking Magazine

October 30, 2025 by
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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 chefs, recipes, bakeries, brands & people in pastry; created by Emily Kim of The Pastry Project. The Pastry Project is a Seattle-based… read more

Apples, apples, everywhere

October 29, 2025 by
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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 winter - has a lot going for it, including the flavors of autumn, especially apples. If you live near an… read more
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