We asked chocolate expert Cat Black for some sweet recommendations with a Valentine theme. Whether your partner is spicy, fruity, or even a little bit nutty, ckbk offers endless ways to demonstrate your love for them with chocolate.
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What’s been hot on ckbk in 2023? Here’s a list of the most accessed recipes from books newly added to ckbk in 2023, as well as a list of the most popular recipes in 2023 from books which are long-established as favorites on ckbk.
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In this series of videos, produced in association with Gaggenau, Michelin-star chef Daniel Galmiche shows you how to cook dishes from his cookbook, French Countryside Cooking.
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The UK food world was out in force for the Guild of Food Writers annual award ceremony last night. Among those recognized were several authors and cookbooks included on the ckbk platform including Mark Hix, Eleanor Ford and Ken Hom.
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It’s standard practice to head to the cookbook shelf when you fancy something a little bit different for dinner, but have you ever considered doing the same when it comes to drinks? There are so many ways to expand your beverage repertoire across a surprising number of categories. You can find more than 3,000 drinks recipes listed on ckbk to suit all tastes and all occasions. Dive in with me and let’s look at some of the highlights.
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ckbk recently added two new professional cookbooks, Professional Garde Manger by Jaclyn Pestka, Wayne Gisslen and Lou Sackett, and The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg. Here we take the opportunity to review some of the books in ckbk’s library which are aimed at chefs and chefs-in-training, and which appear on our Professional bookshelf.
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Cooking something special for a romantic partner is a time-honored way to make a good impression. But which dishes are most effective? With Valentine’s day just around the corner, we searched ckbk’s collection for tips, and have brought together these recommendations from food writers and chefs for desire-inducing dishes.
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Another year at ckbk has just flown by and it’s time to crunch the numbers to see what books and recipes have been the most popular this year.
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We caught up with Kevin Mitchell and David S Shields, authors of Taste the State (newly added to ckbk) to hear more about he history and significance of the ingredients and dishes at the heart of the cooking of South Carolina, and to discuss the food culture in the Southern US more generally.
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A number of coming-in-from-the-cold comfort cookbooks arrive on your ckbk shelves this week. Riverford Organic Farmers, based in Devon in the UK, was a veg box pioneer, launching its scheme back in 1986 – and has also published several cookbooks. Riverford’s latest, Autumn and Winter Cooking with a Veg Box, along with Seasonal Soups (from greengrocer Fraser Reid, based in Dundee, Scotland), and Winter (from the Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection) are all packed with ways to make the most of the harvest at this time of year.
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‘Easy recipes for home leavers’ is the subtitle of the latest cookbook to be added to ckbk, Sophie Grigson’s Students’ Cookbook. While tastes and preferences may vary – mince or lentils? eggs or aquafaba? – a student menu needs easy, thrifty, healthy, fun dishes using simple techniques. ckbk is full of confidence-boosting recipes for those who may now be cooking for themselves for the first time.
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Many of the books from the 1000 Cookbooks all-time top 20 are now available as à la carte titles on ckbk. Help us choose which ones should be added next!
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Richard Olney, the American-born, Provence-based food writer, had a deep knowledge and love of French wines. The menus in his book Ten Vineyard Lunches are a brilliant introduction to the key French regions. Use Richard’s wine notes and ckbk’s recipes to discover French regional specialties and to create your own menus.
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The Barbuto Cookbook, written by Jonathan Waxman, the renowned chef-owner of Barbuto restaurant in Manhattan’s West Village, is dedicated to California-Italian cooking. The book is filled with Italian-accented dishes that exude the soul of Italy, and it also gives readers brilliant insight into contemporary Italian-American cooking.
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Green sauces made from fresh summer herbs are made in countless guises and styles, all around the world. High summer, when basil, parsley, and cilantro (coriander) are available by the armload, is prime green-sauce time. Grab a spoon and come along on a flavor journey.
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We're thrilled to announce the launch of a major new feature on ckbk, bringing landmark cookbooks from culinary superstars to the platform. Featured authors include Yotam Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Thomas Keller. Each of the bestselling titles in ckbk’s à la carte selection can now be added to your ckbk membership for a one-off payment of the e-book price.
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June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month, and 2022 marks its 15th anniversary. There’s no better time than this month to get familiar with dishes you may not have yet tried from the Caribbean islands.
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The food of the West Indies and the Caribbean fuses ingredients and influences from around the globe and across time periods. The seven cookbooks in our collection will take your palate on a cook’s tour all around the region.
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People are pulling out the stops to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70-year reign. Celebrating royal milestones with food is a great British tradition and to help you celebrate the Big Jubilee Lunch on June 5, we’ve rounded up five dishes with a connection to the British monarchy.
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There’s no bigger name in culinary education than Le Cordon Bleu, and you can now build your skills with the Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection on ckbk, a series of titles organized by theme and including foolproof recipes and step-by-step guidance for key methods. Also, be sure to check out A Culinary Journey, in which Le Cordon Bleu-trained chefs show of their skills with exceptional dishes from around the world.
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