Recipes Blog

Recipe for Parmesan and herb white bean dip from Live Life Deliciously by Tara Teaspoon

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This beautiful book is inspiring me to go in the kitchen and make some new dishes—lasagna with pesto this week, and pineapple-coconut rice next. And cheese-topped garlic bread. But first, this simple dip, a perfect pairing with a toast to the new year in front of the fire.

Recipe excerpted with permission from Live Life Deliciously (Shadow Mountain Books)

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Recipe for Chocolate Covered Pretzels from Milk Jar Cookies by Courtney Cowan, photography by Ashley Maxwell

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

I was enchanted with these pretty no-bake pretzels. There are wonderful recipes for baked goods, too. Get the book and make some banana split cookies, blueberry ricotta pancakes, and fudge.

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Rizzoli

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Recipe for Latkes with Smoked Salmon, Pickled Blackberry, and Wasabi Cream from Modern Kosher by Michael Gardiner, photographs by Sam Wells

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This beautiful book combines traditional and modern kosher recipes, some with an international twist, all with gorgeous photographs. Try the smoked salmon rosettes, shawarma, mushroom lasagnette, falafel with beet hummus, or tuna-stuffed tomatoes. And the adorably named Chicken Massaged with Shmaltz. But try these latkes first.

Recipe excerpted with permission from Rizzoli Publications

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Recipe for Sufganiyot with blood orange jam (Chanukah doughnuts, filled with jelly) from A Good Bake by Melissa Weller with Carolynn Carreño, photographs by Johnny Miller

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book is filled with recipes for baking bread and some sweet things. Get in the kitchen and make some challah, sticky buns, or a very modern rugelach with strawberry jam and hazelnuts. Pretzels and chocolate cookies are next on my list.

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