This giveaway is now closed. The three winners have been notified via email. Congratulations!
Are you looking for a special gift for someone who loves to cook – but doesn’t love to spend all day in the kitchen? I’ve got the perfect idea for you: CHIC Made Simple, the newest cookbook by Ami Magazine food editor, Esther Deutsch.
Esther has a theory: If your food looks irresistible, it will taste incredible, too. Her recipes are designed to look — and taste– like gourmet cuisine. Yet the recipes are so easy, they take just minutes.
CHIC Made Simple features delectable, no-fuss cuisine that is made to order for all cooks: simple enough for the novice, fast enough for the busy cook, and impressive enough for the most accomplished.
Her beautiful and delicious recipes are perfect for your Shabbat or yomtov table – or anytime you want to treat your family to a special dinner (without hours of fussing in the kitchen first.)
Here’s one of my favorite CHIC Made Simple recipes. I’m a huge fan of teriyaki salmon, plus how pretty are those stripes?!
Striped Teriyaki Salmon
1 large (36 oz.) salmon fillet
2 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
½ cup Dijon mustard
½ cup honey
1 lemon, juiced
5 cloves garlic, minced
Black and white sesame seeds
Place the salmon in an oversized, sealable plastic bag. Combine the teriyaki sauce, soy sauce, mustard, honey, lemon juice, and garlic and pour over the salmon. Turn the salmon to coat. Refrigerate overnight or at least 6 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Remove the salmon from the marinade and place on the baking sheet.
Sprinkle the salmon with the black and white sesame seeds in diagonal stripes, alternating with the black and white seeds. Use the dull side of a large knife to help keep the lines even.
Bake for 50 minutes for a large fillet or 35–40 minutes for individual slices. Transfer to a serving platter and serve warm or at room temperature.
Serves 6.
If you love glossy, beautiful cookbooks, you will LOVE this one! Get your copy of the 384-page CHIC Made Simple HERE. (Retail is $36.99.)
I am also thrilled that three lucky Kosher on a Budget readers will WIN their own copy of CHIC Made Simple.
Here’s how to enter this giveaway:
#1. Leave a comment on this post telling me who you will give this cookbook to if you win it and why. (For eg., I’ll keep it for myself, since I’m the #1 chef in our house – and pretty matters to me. :-))
#2. For an additional entry, subscribe to the Kosher on a Budget daily email newsletter, then leave a second comment that you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, just leave a comment to that effect on this post.
#3. For one more entry, like Kosher on a Budget on Facebook, then leave a second comment that you have joined. If you’re already a member, just leave a comment to that effect on this post.
This giveaway will be open until Thursday, October 25 at 11:59 p.m. CST. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email immediately. He or she will have 48 hours to respond. Good luck!
I would love to pretend I’m super nice and would gift it to someone but it would totally be staying right in my kitchen! I love cookbooks that double as art!
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I would share this with my husband – he also loves to cook!
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I would keep it for myself, I’m definitely the only chef in the house 🙂
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i’ll keep it because i really need new cookbooks
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If I won Chic Made Simple I would give to myself as I am always looking to expand my cooking repetoire.
I would keep this cookbook for myself, because I love to cook and am always looking for new recipes.
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I would love this for myself! I think presentation counts for as much as it tastes!
I would give this cookbook to my husband who has taken over all the cooking since I’ve been on bed rest. He loves to cook and like to make it look fancy shmancy.
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I would love to have that cookbook and experiment!!
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I’ll keep it for myself and my husband. A culinary student once told us that our food was pretty good but we had to work on our presentation. 🙂
I’ll be keeping it as my chanukah gift!
i also would keep it for myself since i am always looking for new, great recipes!
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I would keep it for myself because I need new recipe ideas, but I’d also share it with my brother who likes to cook.
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I’m right there with Chani! I would probably set out with planning to gift it, but after one flip through the pages I’d change my mind and find some excuse to keep it! I love new recipes and presentation definitely counts! 🙂
I would give this cookbook to myself and read it while feeding my 1-month old baby!
already a member – my daughter just got engaged! I will give this to her to start her cookbook collection!
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after coincidentally realizing this weekend that im a cookbook aholic after having bought two cookbooks a day apart i would love to have this one too it looks awesome but i cant justify the cost of another book right now i have over 40 cookbooks right now. we also have company every weekend and i love change so am always looking for new delicious but simple recipes as well and this will really fit the bill all around
I would definitely keep this cookbook for myself and it to my collection!
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im also a fan on facebook and have already liked this there as well and i get the emails anyway i can save money wiht one kid learning in israel and one in a yeshiva outa town i need to save as much as i can and your site is a god send for me i check it several times a day
I love new cookbooks so I’d have to say I would keep it for myself but share the hopefully yummy food with my guests.
If I won CHIC made simple, I would give it to my sister-in-law who is an amazing cook and loves making things look beautiful. I think this cookbook is right up her ally.
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If I would win this cookbook, I would give it to my wife as a gift. She does lots and lots of entertaining, mainly to non- frum guests and therefore she only makes it look top of the line. She loves gourmet looking food like the recipes in Susie Fishbeins cookbooks, so another one with full colored pictures she would be thrilled with. Already a follower on fb, already an email subscriber.
I just subscribed to daily emails – I somehow never knew I could do that!
If I won, I’d keep it and use it to cook some new things for our Shabbat guests.
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I would keep the cookbook for myself, am always looking for new recipes
I would keep it for myself, am always looking for new recipes