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Recipe for Pine Nut Macaroons from Small Plates by America's Test Kitchen

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Try baking these simple, delicious macaroons for Passover or any time. Then, dive into the book for inspiration. I am always looking for small side and main dishes for dinner. This cookbook is filled with them. Next on my list: sweet potato hummus; peach caprese salad; lamb rib chops with mint-rosemary relish; and chocolate cream pie in a jar.

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Small Plates by America's Test Kitchen

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Recipe for Grilled Fish with Mint Sauce from Cucina de Amalfi by Ursula Ferrigno

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Reading this book was an armchair visit to this beautiful part of Italy. I loved the recipes and am ready to try: mini parmesan pancakes, grandmother’s spinach bread, and chicken cacciatore. After that, next on my list are two kinds of pistachio biscotti—one chocolate, the other with fig and apricot.

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Cucina di Amalfi: Sun-Drenched Recipes from Italy’s Most Magical Coastline by Ursula Ferrigno, Ryland Peters & Small, Photography by Nassima Rothacker © Ryland Peters & Small 2023

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Recipe for Little Tender Cake from Giuseppe's Italian Bakes by Giuseppe Dell'Anno

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

I had so much fun reading this lovely cookbook. There are recipes for pistachio cookies, coffee panna cotta, and cheese bread. But first, I started with this cake that is dotted with chocolate truffles. Next on my list: a lovely fruit tart and two cookies: baci (kisses) and brutti ma buoni (ugly but good). Adoro questa torta!

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Giuseppe's Italian Bakes by Giuseppe Dell'Anno, photography by Issy Croker, published by Quadrille

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