Author Interview: Meal Planning Pro Nick Evans

Author Nick Evans dishes on how his family is adjusting to cooking in a socially-distanced world.

Author ProfileMoniqueApril 7, 2020Nick Evans, Love Your Leftovers

Behind the Cookbook: Darra Goldstein on A Taste of Russia

Award-winning author Darra Goldstein answers the question, “What is Russian cuisine?” in A Taste of Russia and her most recent book Beyond the North Wind.

Behind the CookbookMoniqueApril 3, 2020Russia, Darra Goldstein, A Taste of Russia

Turn Your Kitchen Into a Culinary Lab

Working on your home-schooling curriculum? These super fun ideas provide plenty of opportunities for learning from history and math to science and geography, as well as the kind of hands-on participation children relish.

Recipe CollectionsMoniqueApril 1, 2020Cooking With Kids, Education, Nadia Arumugam

Simple Cooking With The Madhouse Cookbook

Cookbook author Jo Pratt offers simple, quick, tasty, flexible and nutritious recipe ideas that are suitable for all the family.

Recipe CollectionsMoniqueMarch 30, 2020Jo Pratt, Madhouse Cookbook

10 Pantry Staples, 100 Ways to Use Them

100 ideas to transform simple pantry staples into satisfying meals—a surefire way to keep your cooking routine feeling varied and fresh.

Recipe CollectionsMoniqueMarch 25, 2020

We can cook through this

ckbk is here to help you and your loved ones with simple, practical recipes to make the most of what you have in your store cupboard.

ckbk newsMoniqueMarch 18, 2020

All About Irish Food With Author David Bowers

Move the Corned Beef and Cabbage aside and make way for a more traditional Beef and Guinness Stew.

Author ProfileMoniqueMarch 10, 2020Ireland, David Bowers, Real Irish Food

Behind the Cookbook: James Peterson on Glorious French Food

A glimpse into the writing process of James Peterson’s 800 page magnum opus.

Behind the CookbookMoniqueMarch 4, 2020France, Glorious French Food, James Peterson

So you think you know about... sous vide

An expert-level quiz created in partnership with ISVA, the International Sous Vide Association.

Culinary QuizckbkMarch 2, 2020Sous vide

GIVEAWAY! Get started with sous vide

This Nise Wave Sous Vide Smart Cooker could be yours! Enter our giveaway, and learn all the essentials of sous vide cooking.

PromotionMoniqueFebruary 25, 2020Giveaway, Sous vide, Promotion

Behind the Cookbook: Anthony Myint on Mission Street Food

Recipes and lessons from the restaurant that bucked convention and asked “Why Not?”

Behind the CookbookMoniqueFebruary 16, 2020Restaurants, San Francisco, Mission Street Food, Anthony Myint

Discover, Save and Share Your Favorite Finds

Tap into the collective wisdom of our food-loving community. Find ideas for seasonal menus, see which recipes are users' favorites, and dive into the collections created by ckbk featured authors. Don't forget to share your own!

ckbk news, Product featuresMoniqueFebruary 12, 2020Recipe playlists, Collections, New features

Every recipe from The Baking Bible, now available online

Rose Levy Beranbaum’s magnum opus joins the ckbk baking collection.

Book ReviewMoniqueJanuary 30, 2020Baking, Rose Levy Beranbaum, The Baking Bible

The key to Chinese New Year

An interview with Jim Kuo, son of the illustrious Irene Kuo, who chats with us about growing up with the cookbook author and the memorable Chinese New Year banquets she would host.

Author ProfileMoniqueJanuary 24, 2020Chinese New Year, Irene Kuo, Holiday menus, Chinese

A beginners guide to Setsubun

Cookbook author and Japanese expert Elizabeth Andoh gives us a crash course on the Setsubun break. A time for celebration before the beginning of spring. Learn the basic traditions and how to make your own good fortune sushi.

Holiday MenuMoniqueJanuary 21, 2020Holiday menus, Holidays from around the world, Japan

Behind the Cookbook: Linda Anusasananan on The Hakka Cookbook

Linda Lau Anusasananan shares the story behind The Hakka Cookbook, plus her plans for celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Behind the CookbookMoniqueJanuary 21, 2020Chinese New Year, Hakka, The Hakka Cookbook, Linda Anusasananan

Consuming passions: Marmalade

Marmalade making has been described as a cult or secret society, but if so it is a cult with increasing mainstream visibility.

Consuming passionsckbkJanuary 21, 2020Preserving, Marmalade, Seasonal, Seville oranges

Haggis is at the heart of Burns Night celebrations

Cookbook author Ghillie Basan shares the background of the infamous haggis, and the poem that puts it at the center of every Burns’ Night celebration.

Holiday MenuMoniqueJanuary 14, 2020Holiday menus, Holidays from around the world, Scotland

Keep your Veganuary resolutions, ckbk is here to help!

Meet your Veganuary goals with a curated selection of menus and cookbooks to propel you to the finish line!

Recipes and MenusMoniqueJanuary 12, 2020Veganuary, Vegetarian, Vegan

Melissa Joulwan's top 10 paleo must-haves

The author behind the popular Well Fed series shares the essential ingredients she always has on hand to whip up a satisfying paleo meal any day of the week.

Author ProfileMoniqueJanuary 3, 2020Paleo, Pantry, Healthy, Melissa Joulwan, Well Fed, Well Fed 2

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