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Recipe for Lemon and Almond Tart from Pies and Tarts by Annie Rigg and cookbook and tart pan giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This lovely tart is perfect to share with your favorite people. It’s elegant and delicious. We are giving away Zabar's favorite tart pan.

Enter to win Pies and Tarts cookbook and Zabar's favorite tart pan! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Pies and Tarts" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 12/13/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Pies and Tarts cookbook and tart pan can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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The tart pan is a 14" x 5", removable bottom, fluted tart and quiche pan. 

Recipe for Little Greek Doughnuts, cookbook review of Modern Greek Cooking by Pano Karatassos, and giveaway of the cookbook and Zabar's Babka Duo

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

It’s Hanukkah! We make traditional latkes every year. We also make doughnuts—usually sugary yeast doughnuts filled with raspberry jam. These little Greek ones are less sweet than ours, until you drizzle them with honey. And just in case there isn’t enough sweet stuff on your table, we are giving away two Zabar’s babkas—one chocolate and one cinnamon. May the Festival of Lights bring blessings and joy to you, your loved ones and the world.

Enter to win Modern Greek Cooking and Zabar's Babka Duo! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Modern Greek Cooking" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 12/6/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Modern Greek Cooking cookbook and Zabar's Babka Duo can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Turkish Pretty Eye Cookies from Suqar and cookbook and Zabar's Eight Nights of Hanukkah crate giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Suqar is overflowing with sugary sweets. Get ready for your annual holiday cookie swap party. Try the pretty eye cookies: they are cute as buttons. I baked these cookies with Kerrygold butter, which made them richer and even more buttery. Fill them with Zabar's morello cherry preserves. This week's giveaway is a copy of Suqar and Zabar's Eight Nights of Hanukkah Crate!

Enter to win Suqar and Zabar's Eight Days of Hanukkah Crate! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Suqar giveaway" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/29/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Suqar cookbook and Zabar's products can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for piekies and giveaway of Food52 Genius Desserts and Zabar's classic apron

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Ready for baking your Thanksgiving desserts? Here's an adorable idea: Piekies! Part pie, part cookie, all sweet and delicious.

Enter to win Food52 Genius Desserts and Zabar's classic apron! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Food52 Genius Desserts" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/26/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Food52 Genius Desserts cookbook and Zabar's classic apron can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Austrian Linzer Augen from Holiday Cookies and giveaway of the cookbook and three Zabar's Natural Fruit Spreads

Review by Tracey Zabar
Recipe by Elisabet der Nederlanden

These little linzer cookies, filled with the jam of your choice, are delightful. We are giving away a copy of the book, plus three of Zabar's delicious fruit spreads.

Enter to win Holiday Cookies! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Holiday Cookies" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/15/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Holiday Cookies cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Fifty-fifty Lemon Chicken from Minding the Store by Julie Gaines and cookbook & egg timer giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

This funny and adorable book isn’t a cookbook at all, but it is charming and worth reading. It’s the story of a family and the founding of Fishs Eddy, the wonderful vintage and vintage-inspired pottery store. Ben, the illustrator, is a talented artist who also paints whimsical dog portraits. In the book, Julie mentions her chicken recipe which only works half the time. I asked her to share the recipe, and here it is—make it if you dare! First you heat the oven on really, really hot, then you put the chicken in and hope for the best. Get an oven timer. And a fire extinguisher!

Enter to win Minding the Store and Zabar's favorite egg timer! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Minding the Store" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/8/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Minding the Store book and egg timer can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Challah from How to Bake by Nick Malgieri and cookbook & Zabar's favorite Oxo dough scraper giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

It’s easy as pie to make this recipe. Follow the directions exactly, and you will end up with a large, delicious challah. How to Bake is written by Nick Malgieri, who is the best baking teacher I have ever met. The book is brimming with recipes for cakes, tarts, cookies, and breads. There is one for my old friend, Rosemary Focaccia, and another for a wonderful tipsy fruitcake that will make you forget about all the other horrible versions of this holiday staple. Have fun baking slumps, cobblers, and my favorite chocolate pound cake, made with sour cream. Get this book and start practicing your pie making skills for Thanksgiving. Your guests will love you a little bit more than they already do.

 

The Oxo dough scraper is the perfect tool for handling and cutting your dough. It also cuts brownies, cold butter, lifts cookies from your cookie sheet, and can even chop firm veggies, such as celery.

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Enter to win How to Bake! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "How to Bake" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 11/1/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The How to Bake cookbook can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.) 

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Recipe for Raspberry Brioche from Lamingtons & Lemon Tart by Darren Purchese and giveaway of cookbook Zabar's mugs & coffee

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar 

This little brioche is not too sweet, but very yummy. It only takes a few minutes to mix the ingredients, and then some time for the dough to rest and rise. The book has another recipe for a sugary, eggy bread concoction, similar to French toast, using the brioche and served with peanut brittle ice cream. Just in case you like sugar. We are giving away a copy of the Lamingtons and Lemon Tart cookbook, 1 lb. Zabar's Kona Style coffee and two Zabar's Design Porcelain mugs.

Enter to win Lamingtons & Lemon Tart, 1 lb. Zabar's Kona Style coffee and two Zabar's Design Porcelain mugs! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Lamingtons & Lemon Tart" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 10/25/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Lamingtons & Lemon Tart cookbook, Zabar's coffee and mugs can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Ratatouille from Cooking School by Alain Ducasse and cookbook and Zabar's knife giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Recipe by Alain Ducasse

This book has almost 200 recipes and thousands of color, step-by-step photographs from famed chef/restaurateur Alain Ducasse. Scallop and fennel tian, roasted loin of lamb with spinach and almonds, poached cod in a millefeuille to start. All kinds of charlottes, macarons, and bonbons to end. Practice your knife skills by making this classic side dish. Warm or cold, ratatouille is perfect with most main courses. We are giving away a copy of the book and a fabulous knife, just to get a lucky winner started. Go in the kitchen and cook something amazing!

 

Enter to win Cooking School & a Zabar's cook's 8" knife! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Cooking School" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 10/18/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Cooking School cookbook & Zabar's knife can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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Recipe for Banana Split Cookie Shots from Cookie Shots by Sabrina Fauda-Rôle and cookbook and vanilla giveaway

Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar

Our friend, Dominique Ansel, introduced the world to the cookie shot, a little edible cup he fills with cold milk. This book is all about creative ways to make and fill them, with ice cream, mousse, cheesecake, and lemon curd. Toppings include fruit, chocolate, marshmallow, and coconut. A desert lover's dream. If you don't have cookie shot molds, you can use the recipes to make big cookies on a baking sheet. As ever, use the very best quality baking ingredients for these, including Zabar's favorite vanilla.

Enter to win Cookie Shots and Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla!, 2 oz.! Just send us an email at social@zabars.com with the subject "Cookie Shots" and you'll be entered to win. The winner will be selected randomly on 10/11/18 and will be contacted by email. (Note: The Cookie Shots cookbook and vanilla can be sent to the 50 United States and DC, age 18+ only.)

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