Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
What to cook this weekend? Gnocchi. These little dumplings will warm your heart and tummy. Next on my list: hand-rolled macaroni with asparagus, walnuts & mint; goulash; and apricot strudel.
Recipe excerpted with permission from Istria by Paola Bacchia
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Peanut butter and jelly, great combination. Peanut butter and chocolate, even better. But, good grief, pb&j and chocolate? So good I can barely stand it. For your next month or two of baking, try this brownie goodie, then butterscotch blondies, then Bakewell slices, then gingerbread brownies, then pistachio, and then cherry. Finish with Brookies, which are an adorable cross between a cookie and a brownie.
Recipe excerpted with permission From Delicious Brownies, Blondies and Other Traybakes: 65 Delicious Recipes for Home-Baked Sweet Treats, Ryland Peters & Small, 2021
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Try this delightful dish for a cozy dinner by the fire. Next on my list: asparagus and sugar snap pea risotto; smoked tuna with fennel, chilli, and grapefruit; and cantuccini biscuits for dessert.
Recipes excerpted with permission from The Italian Deli Cookbook by Theo Randall, photographs by Lizzie Mayson, published by Quadrille Publishing, March 2021
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Use store-bought pastry for this dish, or make your own from scratch. Next on my list: Gran’s traditional Cornish pasty tarts; a gorgeous Root Wellington; and caramelised onion and apple chutney.
Recipes excerpted with permission from All Day Baking by Michael James and Pippa James published by Hardie Grant, September 2021
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
This lovely book is an armchair traveler’s dream, filled with recipes of my grandparents’ home. Here is Pasta alla Norma, a quick and easy dish to make for dinner. It's the perfect pairing of tomatoes and eggplant. Next on my list: flat bread with grapes; spaccatelle pasta with ricotta and pistachio pesto; and the adorably named Kissing Biscuits. Buon appetito!
Recipe excerpted with permission from Sicilia by Ben Tish (Bloomsbury). All rights reserved.
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Preparing a meal and reserving some of the ingredients for tomorrow. So clever. Try the herb-crusted roasted chicken with lemon-garlic orzo for your first dinner, and reserve some of the meat to make second meal—a sheet pan, bursting with veggies and curry. Another night, make some tuna steak with chili-lime sauce, serve it with quinoa, and use some of the fish for a tuna-noodle casserole for another dinner. A falafel bowl morphs into goat cheese-mushroom quiche for tomorrow’s lunch. The book has tons of tip on how to transform the recipes to lower your carbs, or eliminate dairy, gluten, grains, nuts, or eggs. Healthy and delicious. What could be bad?
Recipe excerpted with permission from Cook Once Dinner Fix by Cassy Joy Garcia, photos by Kristen Kilpatrick (Simon & Schuster, Inc). All rights reserved.
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Celebrate a sweet new year with this herby cheese dish, drizzled with honey. There is even a recipe in this cookbook to make pizza topped with this ricotta! Next on my list: a no-pastry chicken pie, with thyme-sprigged potatoes; primavera risotto; and the cutest individual apple tarts.
Recipe excerpted with permission from: Sharing Food with Friends Casual Dining and Inspiring Recipes for Platters, Boards and Small Bites by Kathy Kordalis, photography by Mowie Kay (Ryland Peters & Small)
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Here’s a super simple stew for your first almost-fall dinner in front of the fire. Spend the cold months trying beef and barley soup, made in a pressure cooker; veal chops with spinach and a garlicky gremolata; and a slow-cooked pad Thai.
Recipe excerpted with permission from Meat Illustrated (America's Test Kitchen).
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Turn your oven on when the weather starts to cool down. This tart with adorable baby pears is the first thing on my list. I plan to bake from it all fall and winter long. What to bake right after that—a hazelnut cake, or one with apple chunks and apricot jam swirls? Cinnamon cookies, or honey-scented almond biscotti? Chocolate cake sprinkled with the last of the summer’s berries or individual rice pudding tarts? What happy choices.
Recipes excerpted with permission from Torta della Nonna Emiko Davies, published by Hardie Grant Books
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Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
It’s so nice to have a big salad, with dressing on the side, in the fridge. Add some seared tuna, grilled chicken, or tofu, and you have a late summer evening’s meal. Next on my list: peach caprese; beet salad with spicy yogurt and watercress; farro with spring vegetables; and a steak salad with pear and pickled fennel. Then, on to the dressings—poppy seed and then creamy roasted garlic. First, try this salad, using smoked salmon instead of tuna.
Recipe excerpted with permission from The Complete Salad Book by America’s Test Kitchen
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