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 love looking through cookbooks…wish I had more time to actually make some of the pretty things I see! But if they really are as simple as the fish recipe…I will keep it for myself!
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i would keep it!! i love simple and elegant cooking!
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I’m a big fan, I like you on facebook, I get your newsletter, and I really love new cookbooks!
I’m a cookbook collector and love all types so I would keep it. Sometimes I just browse them all looking for the next interesting thing to make for shabbos! I’m on the email list & fb and I love this site! As much as I love cookbooks I also love saving money on great deals!!! 🙂
I would keep it! 🙂
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I would definitely keep it. And I’m on the email list and facebook, too. Thanks!
I would give it to my mom! She loves these kinds of cookbooks!
I know I should give it to someone – but I really need it! Since Yom Tov has passed, it has really been difficult for me to get excited about cooking. It’s a nightly struggle of “what sounds good to you?” This cookbook would be just the thing to inspire me to get creative.
This is for me. That is all.
Besides, my birthday is coming up.
I would get this cookbook for me because I love trying brand new recipes and tasting them.
I am already a member on facebook and also i already receive you amazing emails!!
I would keep the cookbook for myself! I love to cook and everyone loves to come to my house to eat!
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This will be gifted to me 🙂 With a tiny baby and a gaggle of girls at home its not easy finding the time to cook nice Shabbos meals
I just found your site and joined your FB group. Look forward to many fun, easy, delicious recipes! Thanks!
., I’ll keep it for myself, since I’m the #1 chef in our house – and pretty matters to me. !!! Haha just like you said. Honestly I would give it to my mom as she collects cookbooks and can not afford it
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I would keep the cookbook for myself. I love trying new recipes and seeing what my family will like.
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I would totally keep this for myself! I’m always looking for new ways to make my food look better. This cookbook looks amazing!
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I would first look through it and try all the recipes that look (really) easy and delishes and then share it with my sisters.
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If I win this, it’s definitely staying in my kitchen! I love new cookbooks!
I’d keep it for myself! Of course! Already email subscriber and facebook friend. Huge fan!!
i will definitely be keeping this cookbook, though if the generosity mood hits me, i might give it to my mother in law who is one of the best cooks i know and is all about presentation 🙂
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i would give to my sister bc she loves cookbooks
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Our friend Yali made one of ur delicious salads on succos she then to us about ur cookbook. Friends give the best recommendations the book is for me bc I love clean and pretty, And great tasting food done easy
I would keep this book for myself!
love the pictures in the cookbook and will be the one doing most of the cooking after our baby comes. But hopefully my husband can use it before then!
I would give this to my sister for Hanukkah!
Wow, this looks like a great cookbook and I’m always looking for new recipes to use for entertaining. I’d keep this one!
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I’ll keep it for myself because I loooove cookbooks!
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I would keep it because I have heard it said that you eat with your eyes, presentation matters, but at the same time I have no time to patchka. Can’t wait to see this cookbook!
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I would keep it for myself, I’m definitely the only chef in the house!!!!!!!