Where did I see this recipe?

[Cuilidh]

I have just received a newsletter from my friends at Books for Cooks here in Melbourne and I thought the following clip from the newsletter might be of interest to some of you.
 
"One of the frustrations of having a large cookbook collection is remembering where you saw a recipe....  We are forever leafing through indexes trying to find recipes for customers (and ourselves)

For years we've kept an old index book just for keeping track of the recipes we're keen on but we are never up to date.  Admittedly we sometimes find some gems because we're browsing but almost as often we give up in defeat.

At our last cookbook conference we met the founders of Eat Your Books which, at its simplest, is a search engine for the indexes of cookbooks, recipe magazines etc.  It is not a cookbook store, nor is it an online recipe collection.  The founders love cookbooks and the idea that you can create your own library of cookbook indexes was, we thought, genius.

After talking to Jane at EYB, we're keen to pass on an offer of a trial 3 month membership.  Create an account at www.eatyourbooks.com then enter the code BFCAU13 to receive your free membership."

[Wonder]

Thanks for the link Marina, I'll definitely give it a try.

I went to BooksforCooks for the first time on Saturday and it's an amazing store.

[Cuilidh]

It's an extremely dangerous shop, isn't it ... that used to be where we had our shop until we moved around the corner to our new premises ... we didn't get nearly as many customers as they get though (maybe we aren't dangerous enough?)!

[cookie1]

That is a very generous offer from them. I have had a look at lots of lovely cookbooks in the last couple of days. My favourite has been the new Bourke St Bakery book , called Bread and Butter. I have put in an order for Santa to bring it to me. It has lots of sourdough recipes in.
I think Santa will buy it at home to reduce the weight on the plane home.

[achookwoman]

I would encourage anyone with a large collection of cook books to try this very special offer.  I recently had difficulty logging on , ( my fault) ,  they quickly responded and sorted me out.  Marina,  thanks for passing this on.
Books for Cooks is a terrific shop if you have a day to spend in Melb and are unsure what to do.

[Halex]

I use EYB, absolutely love it.

HHW

[cookie1]

I have been thinking about it for some time now. Some of my cookbooks are buried deeply in cupboards at home. This could be the incentive I need. I occasionally spend hours looking for a specific recipe.

[trudy]

I also find this a great site.  It's a great offer to try before you buy.  Thanks Marina.
Cookie Santa is also bringing that book to our house!!!

[Amanda]

I'm a HUGE fan of Eat Your Books - it has totally changed the way I use my cookbooks.

Cookie - I'll be interested to hear what the new Bourke St Bakery book is like as I thought the first one was hopeless. I was committed to falling in love with it as it looked wonderful, but the recipes were hardly tested at all and the ones I tried were just plain inaccurate. Another friend of mine who is a very keen baker and a fan of the shop ended up throwing her copy out!

[cookie1]

I agree about the first book Amamda. I was ready for something wonderful and was very disappointed. I am looking forward to Christmas and receiving the new one. 

[judydawn]

How do you know the second one is any better than the first one girls?

[jeninwa]

How do you know the second one is any better than the first one girls?

I was thinking the same thing.

[cookie1]

Looking through the second one it seems to be set out in a different way. It also has many more recipes in it from memory. I found the first one was mainly a reading type bread book. This one appeals to me more. We will see anyway.

[achookwoman]

I also have the first book but haven't used it.  I often use a book like this just for inspiration.   It is very upsetting when the recipes haven't been tested.  This is why the WW series are so popular. 

[Bonsai]

I love Eat Your Books as well, I make much better use of my cookbooks as I can actually find recipes I would otherwise have forgotten about. You can put some blogs and magazines on your 'bookshelf' as well which is a bonus. I index books for them when I have time which is great as some of my books would be low priority for the website to get around to. I've just finished indexing For Food's Sake but it is being checked by their indexing team before it is released. Quite a painstaking job.