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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.
from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition by Marcella Hazan
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
This amazing cookbook combines two of Marcela’s classic books. The classic pesto recipe is one to make over and over. I got lost in the pasta sauce chapter. You will too. Next on my list: Chicken Fricassee, Cacciatore Style; Green Beans Pasticcio; and apple fritters.
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Recipe excerpted with permission from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition by Marcella Hazan. Copyright © 1992 by Marcella Hazan. Foreword copyright © 2022 by Victor Hazan. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, 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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from The Levantine Table by Ghillie Basan
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
This book is filled with recipes for Middle Eastern food, perfect for summer meals. The salad is a refreshing start to dinner—I served the chillies on the side. Next on my list: a carrot and caraway purée with yoghurt; a pide bread, sprinkled with nigella seeds; a lovely poached fish with saffron rice and caviar; and for dessert, an interesting rice pudding.
Recipe excerpted with permission from The Levantine Table: Vibrant and Delicious Recipes from the Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond by Ghillie Basan, Photography by Steve Painter © Ryland Peters & Small
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.
Recipe excerpted with permission from Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron (HarperCollins)
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from Boards by America’s Test Kitchen
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
This book is filled with ideas for platters of food you can set out for your next brunch, drinks party, or cookie swap. Try one of these cream cheese spreads with your nova and bagel sandwich. Next on my list: a cheese board and grilled vegetable platter. And some pretty cute cookies for dessert.
Recipe excerpted with permission from Boards by America’s Test Kitchen
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from Always Home by Fanny Singer
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
This memoir is sweet. I loved Fanny Singer’s stories of her childhood. Imagine Alice Waters packing your lunchbox. The memories are lovely, and the recipes tempting. Next on my list: a fruit galette, and the charmingly named egg fried in a spoon in the fireplace. Have fun making these pancakes.
Recipe excerpted with permission from Always Home by Fanny Singer (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
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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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from Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Our friends, Lidia and Tanya, have created another gem of a cookbook. This one is filled with simple one-pot meals. Try this easy pasta dish that has the bright taste of basil mixed in with the tomatoes. Throw in some chicken or tuna, and you have a one-dish dinner. I would be happy to have the leftovers, cold, for the next day’s lunch. Next on my list: Italian wedding soup, skillet sausages with fennel and apples, and a bread pudding with berries.
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From Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali. Copyright © 2021 by Tutti a Tavola, LLC. Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, 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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from The Cocktail Deck of Cards by Elouise Anders, Illustrations by Sarah Hankinson
Cookbook review by Tracey Zabar
Recipe for Kir Royale from The Cocktail Deck of Cards by Kat Purcell This box of recipe cards has cocktails galore to toast the new year. Each one is illustrated with a lovely watercolor. Try this champagne/berry mixture. Happy 2022!
Recipe excerpted with permission from The Cocktail Deck of Cards by Elouise Anders, illustrations by Sarah Hankinson (Smith Street Books)
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