Comments on: In search of lost recipes

By: Co0kie

Co0kie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:16:41 +0000

Just tried to sign up for EYB and looks like a new version is almost here! Interested to give it a whirl...

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 23:54:16 +0000

I just got all my cookbooks into one spot in the house and in a fit of organization was attempting to remember the names of these cookbook indexing services. Not only do I have names now, but helpful reviews as well. Thanks a bunch!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:40:51 +0000

thanks for doing the research for me too!!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:37:12 +0000

Err, EYB. It was all that Facebook talk that confused me.

Anyway, I went to EYB and have entered a few books. Noticed that in a quick search for pumpkin it cross references squash, thereby also giving zucchini recipes. Still, it’s easily solved by doing an advanced search: 140 results became 42.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:38:28 +0000

It’s a brilliant idea all round. I have often overlooked my cook books for the ease of a quick ingredient search on the internet. Will seriously consider fyb. Thanks, Zoe.

By: Emica

Emica — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:28:16 +0000

mmmm curried sausages. old skool.

what a brilliant idea. I don’t have a massive collection of cookbooks here in London. Although I arrived with just one in my suitcase (Jill Dupleix, Simple Food) and now have about 2 doz…

I think this would be genius for those huge tomes that are the last word on a food type. The Man likes to buy me these enormous encyclopeadias – he knows I love cooking but I think he secretly wants to make sure these are ‘improving’ and not frivoulous pretty picture books ;)

I tend to spend more time looking at the glossy shiny books and neglect gems probably hidden in those huge ones.

What can I say? I’m obviously a sucker for fancy photography…

Anyway, it can be hard to navigate through them

By: dogpossum

dogpossum — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:14:52 +0000

Donna Hay is a gateway drug. I have a couple of Donna Hay recipe books (though you’d never know they were her’s – the author is usually unmentioned) which have tried and true staple dishes for our household. I figure anything that gets yo ass in the kitchen is a good thing. But the goal is to move on to more complicated things and woodwork, rather than sticking at this point.

By: Cristy

Cristy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:09:37 +0000

Yay you for getting the free lifetime membership. I love the idea of these sites, but own so very few cookbooks that it would be a bit silly of me to sign up. (I am planning to use those food blog search thingies though, thank you for mentioning them).

I am contemplating buying a membership for my Mum though… she often spends days trying to locate a recipe in her collection. (I’m just not sure that she would use it as I think that cookbooks are a tactile thing for her).

Do they have an iPhone app. version? That she would use!