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Recipe for Tosca Cake from Norwegian Baking Through the Seasons by Nevada Berg

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book shows you lots of enticing baked goods from Norway. Try the yummy Tosca Cake, which is actually Swedish. The recipe directs you to use a clever technique, where you bake it for 20 minutes, pour the glaze on top of the hot cake, and bake some more. Next on my list: pretzels, horns with herby pea pesto, and another cake, called the world’s best!

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Norwegian Baking Through the Seasons by Nevada Berg (Prestel)

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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 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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Recipe for Maple Shortbread from Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking by Claudia Fleming with Catherine Young, photos by Johnny Miller

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Make something sweet for your sweetie. This cookie is edged with sugar and scented with maple sugar. Bake off half the dough, and keep the rest in the freezer for a quick batch of this amazing treat. Next on my list: scones with whipped cream and raspberries; a savory eggplant caponata tart; and fig bars. Then, Espresso Custard with Orange; amazing cousins of the doughnut, called skiffs; and pretzels.

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Excerpted from Delectable by Claudia Fleming with Catherine Young. Copyright © 2022 by Claudia Fleming. Photographs copyright © 2022 by Johnny Miller. Excerpted by permission of Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Recipe for Chocolate Shortbread from Desserts Illustrated by America’s Test Kitchen

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

There are so many amazing recipes in this cookbook, I wasn’t sure where to start. I suggest you pick a chapter and start baking! Snack cakes was first for me. Pumpkin-chocolate, classic gingerbread, and applesauce were my choices. Then, on to pies. There’s a whole chapter devoted to variations of the beloved apple pie. After that, cakes, of course. Or try this simple and simply wonderful chocolate shortbread. Next on my list: cranberry-orange cake with olive oil. Happy baking!

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Desserts Illustrated by America’s Test Kitchen

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Recipe for Lille Bakery’s Raspberry Sugar Berliners from New European Baking by Laurel Kratochvila

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This lovely book will take you on a trip through Europe, via the baking kitchen. There are all sorts of recipes for breads, pastries, and cookies that will improve your baking skills. Celebrate Chanukah with these amazing doughnuts, which are filled with a raspberry whipped cream filling. There are recipes in the book to make alternative fillings, such as a pastry cream and varieties of fruit jam. These little doughnuts are the perfect treat for the holiday. Next on my list: Wild Fennel Bread, Brioche Bread Pudding, Lemon Meringue Danishes, and a Pistachio Cloud Tarte. Halva Flan? Yes, please.

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Recipe excerpted with permission from New European Baking by Laurel Kratochvila (Prestel, 2022). Text © Laurel Kratochvila, image © Małgosia Minta.

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Recipe for Brown Sugar Snaps from The King Arthur Baking School

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This book is full of detailed instructions for baking all sorts of doughs, and beautiful photographs for clear understanding of each recipe. There are sourdough and yeasted doughs, pre-ferments for pizza and bagels, and laminated dough for pastries. I was charmed by these simple cookies, and made them with a sprinkling of raw sugar. Next on my list: Ciabatta; S’mores Tart; Cream Scones; and a lovely Cocoa Streusel Coffeecake.

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Recipe excerpted with permission from The King Arthur Baking School (The Countryman Press)

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Recipe for Mexican wedding cookies from Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This perfectly gorgeous book is filled with lovely cakes and sweets. Curl up and read about them, then after your armchair trip to Paris, run into the kitchen and bake! Today’s recipe is for a cookie that deserves to be on your dessert platter all year long. Next on my list: Gâteau Orangette, a marvelous chocolate cake with candied orange peel; Pain d'épices (Alsatian gingerbread); and a savory cheese board. 

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Recipe excerpted with permission from Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron (HarperCollins)

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Recipe for Cheese Blintzes with Blueberry Sauce from Zabar’s: A Family Story, with Recipes by Lori Zabar

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Grandma Lilly Zabar left me an enormous pile of dessert dishes and ice cream bowls. Every Sunday, my large and still growing family gathers around the table for lunch, and we fill those dishes with dessert, often birthday cake, Lilly’s blintzes, or my cookies. Whenever Lori Zabar shared a meal with us, she would reminisce about her summer birthdays, celebrated with cake in those very dishes. 

We lost our dear Lori a few months ago, but she left us with countless memories of her smile and her laughter, and this book, her memoir of the Zabar family and the store. We will miss her forever.

Portrait of Louis & Lillian Zabar

From Zabar’s: A Family Story, with Recipes by Lori Zabar. Copyright © 2022 by Lori Zabar. Excerpted by permission of Schocken, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Recipe for millionaire's shortbread from a good day to bake by Benjamina Ebuehi

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This lovely book will inspire you to go into the kitchen and bake. The millionaire's shortbread was a hit with everyone in my family. Next on my list: potato & cauliflower curry pie; cherry & coconut tahini cake; and chocolate & fig bostock.

Recipe excerpted with permission from a good day to bake by Benjamina Ebuehi, published by Quadrille

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