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Recipe for Austrian Linzer Augen and giveaway!

Review by Tracey Zabar
Recipe by Elisabet der Nederlanden

These little linzer cookies, filled with the jam of your choice, are delightful. We are giving away a copy of the book, plus three of Zabar's delicious fruit spreads.

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Enter to win Holiday Cookies! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Holiday Cookies" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/15/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Holiday Cookies cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Fifty-fifty Lemon Chicken and cookbook & egg timer giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This funny and adorable book isn’t a cookbook at all, but it is charming and worth reading. It’s the story of a family and the founding of Fishs Eddy, the wonderful vintage and vintage-inspired pottery store. Ben, the illustrator, is a talented artist who also paints whimsical dog portraits. In the book, Julie mentions her chicken recipe which only works half the time. I asked her to share the recipe, and here it is—make it if you dare! First you heat the oven on really, really hot, then you put the chicken in and hope for the best. Get an oven timer. And a fire extinguisher!

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Enter to win Minding the Store and Zabar's favorite egg timer! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Minding the Store" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/8/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Minding the Store book and egg timer can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

It’s easy as pie to make this recipe. Follow the directions exactly, and you will end up with a large, delicious challah. How to Bake is written by Nick Malgieri, who is the best baking teacher I have ever met. The book is brimming with recipes for cakes, tarts, cookies, and breads. There is one for my old friend, Rosemary Focaccia, and another for a wonderful tipsy fruitcake that will make you forget about all the other horrible versions of this holiday staple. Have fun baking slumps, cobblers, and my favorite chocolate pound cake, made with sour cream. Get this book and start practicing your pie making skills for Thanksgiving. Your guests will love you a little bit more than they already do.

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The Oxo dough scraper is the perfect tool for handling and cutting your dough. It also cuts brownies, cold butter, lifts cookies from your cookie sheet, and can even chop firm veggies, such as celery.

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Enter to win How to Bake! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "How to Bake" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/1/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The How to Bake cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.) 

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Recipe for Ratatouille plus cookbook and Zabar's knife giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Recipe by Alain Ducasse

This book has almost 200 recipes and thousands of color, step-by-step photographs from famed chef/restaurateur Alain Ducasse. Scallop and fennel tian, roasted loin of lamb with spinach and almonds, poached cod in a millefeuille to start. All kinds of charlottes, macarons, and bonbons to end. Practice your knife skills by making this classic side dish. Warm or cold, ratatouille is perfect with most main courses. We are giving away a copy of the book and a fabulous knife, just to get a lucky winner started. Go in the kitchen and cook something amazing!

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Enter to win Cooking School & a Zabar's cook's 8" knife! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Cooking School" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 10/18/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Cooking School cookbook & Zabar's knife can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Bourbon Bread Pudding recipe & Giveaway!

Recipe by Cheryl Day & Griffith Day
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Starting the bread pudding with an eggy challah or brioche makes a rich treat for anyone who loves nursery desserts. Ending with a sweetened bourbon sauce makes this a very grown-up dessert. I drizzle the sauce on half the pudding, so my family can choose. It’s simple and sweet, and there probably won’t be any leftovers for breakfast.

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Enter to win Baking for Breakfast, Zabar's Signature Canvas Tote Bag and Zabar's Bitter Orange Fruit Spread! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Baking for Breakfast" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 10/5/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Baking for Breakfast cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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National Coffee Day is Saturday, September 29th

But it's always Coffee Day (morning, noon & night) at Zabar's. 

For over 50 years we've been custom roasting our coffee, locally here in NY. Our coffee is scooped and custom ground for every order in our store. You can get it exactly the way you like it - 1/2 light roast and 1/2 dark roast or do you want it 3/4 decaf and just a touch of Vanilla Nut? 

Or maybe the way I like it: 1/2 Vienna roast and 1/2 Colombian roast. I order one pound whole bean for my daily cup and one pound ground for French Press for my leisurely weekends. 

Pick up a pound or sign up for Repeat Delivery with our subscription service, Z-Peat. $2 OFF every pound of coffee!

Do you use a Keurig-style brewer? Our Z Single Cups are also $2 OFF per box with your Z-Peat subscription.

 

Zabar's apron In the studio with Donald Silverman

We've seen our bags and hats in pictures send to us from around the world! From Ireland, China, Israel (to name a few) and from across the U.S., too. Friends of Zabar's hike, work, vacation, and go boating in our gear. However, this is the first time we've seen our apron in such colorful action!

 

Thank you Donald Silverman, for sharing this pic of your studio painting practice! It looks like your studio apron gets as much mileage as most kitchen aprons (but yours might be even more beautiful). Good luck this weekend at your studio visit at Yoho Artists! And keep painting! 

 

A Babka + a donation = a Sweet September!

Our partnership with City Meals' month long fundraiser, Sweet September, continues! Just 5 more days to do some good!

Every time you buy a Zabar's Babka, $1 of the sale goes directly to City Meals, one of our favorite NYC charities.

City Meals has served homebound elderly New Yorkers since 1981 providing nourishment, weekend meals, holiday meals and friendly visits year round. Zabar's is proud to support their programs and participate in City Meals' SWEET SEPTEMBER program. 

Now until September 30th Zabar's will donate $1 for every Babka we sell (chocolate or cinnamon).

Shop online at zabars.com or in our store at 80th & Broadway, take home a Babka and do some good.

Recipe for Easy Strawberry Sauce from Perfectly Creamy Frozen Yogurt & giveaway!

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Everyone in our house likes to combine travel and food. We often explore the great bakeries of Europe, and sometimes those of Brooklyn and New Jersey. There have been trips across the country, focused on burgers and pizza, and I, on occasion, have led a culinary tour of parts of Italy. There was even a bike trip across America in search of the ultimate ice-cream sundae. This book, bursting with recipes for creative flavors of frozen yogurt, also has some toppings you need to have in your repertoire. I make large batches of hot fudge and this strawberry sauce and pour them into sterilized canning jars. Our guests who come for dessert go home with full, happy bellies and a container or two of this sweet sauce.

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Enter to win Perfectly Creamy Frozen Yogurt, a Zabar's apron and a jar of Zabar's strawberry preserves! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Frozen Yogurt" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 9/27/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Perfectly Creamy Frozen Yogurt cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Photo of the Day: Stocking Up To Break the Fast

Thank you all for visiting and for allowing Zabar's be a part of your break-the-fast traditions.

Photo of the Day: Stocking Up To Break the Fast
Posted on September 18, 2018 at 3:34 pm by West Sider