Recipes Blog

Recipe for Orange Chocolate Loaf Cake from Florida from Chocolate is Forever by Maida Heatter

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Ahhh. Last week, I wrote that smoked salmon is my favorite food. It’s really almost anything chocolate. This rich cake is pretty close to the top of the list. And pairing orange with chocolate is a match made in dessert heaven! I miss my old friend and teacher, Maida Heatter, but we are all so lucky to have her incredible recipes to bake over and over again. Thanks, and a tip of my hat to Connie Heatter and Nick Malgieri.

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Recipe for Baked Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Tarragon Cream from Dinner in French by Melissa Clark

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This beautiful book is calling my name. I loved these baked eggs with my favorite food—smoked salmon. Next on my list: savory gruyère bread, roasted tomatoes with lemony anchovy crumbs, and a rack of lamb. And maybe some jam-filled sables.

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Recipe for Caraway Seed Cake from Artisan Home Baking by Meg Rivers and cookbook & Zabar’s Classic Sweets & Coffee Bundle giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book has lots of homey, delicious desserts to bake. I really love this simple caraway seed cake. Or…try the coffee & walnut cake, brownies with ginger and orange slices, a lovely pear tart, and some cookies called Hokey Pokey Biscuits. We are giving away a copy of the cookbook and one of our favorite selections of goodies: Zabar’s Classic Sweets & Coffee Bundle.

Enter to win Artisan Home Baking! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Artisan Home Baking" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 5/22/2020 and will be contacted by email. For an extra chance to win, refer a friend. (Note: The Artisan Home Baking cookbook and Zabar’s Classic Sweets & Coffee Bundle can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only. Cannot be sent to P. O. boxes.)

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Recipe for Granny Joan’s Shortbread from Aran by Flora Shedden

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book is an armchair traveler's dream. Take a trip through a Scottish bakery's kitchen with recipes for rye bread, pickled green tomatoes, whiskey eccles, and a very rich chocolate cake called the devil's double. My favorite: a perfect buttery shortbread from the author's granny. A second recipe, for Angus’ shortbread, is also included. Buy the book and bake them both. And call your mother!

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Recipe for Spring Vegetable Brunch Tart from Posh Tarts by Pip Spence

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book is overflowing with gorgeous sweet and savory tart recipes, such as plum, cherry, fig, and apple tarts, filo dippers, veggie roses and beef tortillas. You can cook through the chapters in the book and have a pile of new recipes for your future brunches and desserts.

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