Publication date: 2003-01
Price: $134.98
Review Presidential Cookies: The Lure and the Lore: Cookie Recipes of the Presidents of the United States / Presidential Publishing:
Publication date: 1996-08
Price: $31.75
Review Death by Chocolate / Virgin Publishing:This book is about obsession, cravings, and licit indulgences. It is about deliriously delicious, silkily sensuous, soul-stirring chocolate desserts, about Rabelaisian pleasures, and fantasies come true. These seductive cakes, elegant ice creams, lustrous sauces, mouthwatering truffles, divine wafers, and unbelievably satisfying brownies are all from the kitchen of Marcel Desaulniers, a truly inspired chef. At the Trellis Restaurant, in Colonial Williamsburg, Marcel Desaulniers has created a unique and innovative cuisine. One of the joys of the Trellis is its extraordinary desserts: Chocolate Phantasmagoria, White and Dark Chocolate Dacquoise, and Death by Chocolate — to name just a few. The recipes for these and other magnificent desserts are now revealed, detailed with foolproof, step-by-step instructions. Following the author's invaluable advice, the home cook can successfully create even the most elaborate of these chocolate wonders. From a unique Chocolate Chip Cookie that will make all others pale by comparison to Simply the Best Chocolate Brownie, from Ebony and Ivory Chocolate Truffles to White Chocolate Ice Cream, from Double Mocha Madness to a fantastic Chocolate Wedding Cake, the kaleidoscopic glories of Marcel Desaulniers' chocolate repertoire are presented here in full color, each as delightful to make as it is to eat. This is a book for endless pleasure.
Publication date: 2008-09-25
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $39.95
Price: $31.32
Review The Colors of Dessert / Battman Studios:A photographer named Battman walks into a kitchen with a hat containing six colors… sounds like the beginning of a joke. This ain't no joke. Battman presented a challenge to the world's finest chefs: To create a dessert from one of six colors. Using color as an inspiration, the desserts within this book bring pastry art to a new level and the recipes within brings them into your home. The all-star lineup of chefs include celeberty chef Cat Cora, Emeril Lagasse, chocolate maker Jacques Torres of Jacques Torres Chocolate, Nancy Olson of Gramercy Tavern, Joël Robuchon of L'Atelier, Pichet Ong of P*ong, Sam Mason of Tailor, Patrick Lemble of The Four Seasons, Jessica Isaacs of Nobu and Johnny Iuzzini of Jean-Georges.
Authors
- Eric Treuille
- Ursula Ferrigno
- et al
Price: $32.34
Review Bread / Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd:Covering the essential techniques of mixing, kneading, shaping, and baking bread, and accompanied by an inspirational bread gallery with over 100 recipes, Bread is the perfect guide for both novice and experienced bakers. Featuring step-by-step sequences and easy-to-follow text that take the mystery out of baking bread, this is a complete illustrated guide to the key ingredients and equipment used in the art of breadmaking from around the world. Take one French food authority and author, one Italian food authority and author, give them a subject like bread and a publisher like Britain's Dorling Kindersley, and the result can't help but be one of the more engaging books on bread and bread baking. DK Publishing is of the seeing-is-believing school of cookbooks, and this philosophy works particularly well in their Ultimate Bread. The opening plates of the world of bread are enough in and of themselves to drive anyone-beginner or expert baker-right into the kitchen. The "Baking Essentials" section shows and explains the differences in various kinds of flour, wheat and nonwheat, as well as the basic ingredients (yeast, oil, eggs, salt-not a long list) and tools. The "Basic Techniques" section shows you exactly what dough should look like in the various stages of bread production. The photos are so thick with color you can almost touch and smell the dough. But the majority of the book is dedicated to recipes. Here you will find Country Oatmeal Bread, French Baguettes, Pretzels, Ciabatta, Pain aux Noix, Brioche, Nan, Pita, Corn Bread, and Challah. [+]There are dozens of breads in all, from the very basic to the festive. And finally, there's even a section devoted to problem solving-although the biggest problem you may have is deciding which recipe to start with. -Schuyler Ingle.
Publication date: 2006-10
List Price: $31.75
Price: $31.75
Review Gran Libro de Reposteria y Postres de Conventos y Monasterios / Servilibro:
Authors
- Albert Adria
- Ferran Adria
- Juli Soler
Publication date: 2008-10-01
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $49.95
Price: $31.07
Review A Day at elBulli / Phaidon Press Inc.:Book DescriptionA Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria reveals for the first time the creative process, innovative philosophy and extraordinary techniques of the multi-award-winning restaurant, elBulli, and its legendary head chef, Ferran Adria. Situated on a remote beach on the northeast coast of Spain, elBulli is famous for being the ultimate pilgrimage site for foodies, and a reservation that is nearly impossible to obtain. Each year elBulli is open for just six months, and receives more than 2 million requests for only 8,000 seats. Renowned for his spectacular ever-changing 30-course tasting menu, Adria's pioneering culinary techniques have been applauded - and imitated - by top chefs around the globe for the past decade, and he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of our time. If you weren't one of the lucky few to get in this year (2008 reservations were booked a year in advance), you can now experience the restaurant like never before. This generously-illustrated 600-page ''day in the life'' features over 800 photographs, menus, recipes and diagrams, and presents a guided tour through a full working day at elBulli. The book documents the activities of each hour of the day, from dawn at 6. 15 am to switching off the lights at 2. 00 am. The book highlights 30 dishes which represent a full elBulli menu, and Adria shows you how he creates the restaurant's innovative cuisines. [+]Sample recipes include Samphire Tempura with Saffron and Oyster Cream, Steamed Brioche with Rose-Scented Mozzarella, and Coulant/Souffle of Granadilla with Cardamom Toffee. In April 2008, elBulli won the #1 Best Restaurant in the World, for the third year in a row at the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards. A Look Inside A Day at elBulli (Click on Images to Enlarge) 08:30 elBulli Restaurant Terrace 14:35 The rest of the kitchen team arrives. 16:45 Making an olive oil cylinder from a special caramel made with olive oil and Isomalt 20:00 Chefs make cocktails: a tray of Margarita frappé with a salt air served in a cube of ice Cigala con quinoa (Langoustine with quinoa) 23:15 The pace slows down as act three approaches Amazon Exclusive: A Recipe Excerpt from A Day at elBulli Marshmallow de piñones (Pine nut marshmallows).
Publication date: 1990-03-23
Review The Concise Book of Cake Making and Decorating / Michael O'Mara Books Ltd:
Publication date: 2002-02
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $31.99
Price: $31.99
Review How to Make Candy / Xlibris Corporation:
Publication date: 1997-05
Review Step-By-Step 50 Classic Cakes (Step-by-step) / Lorenz Books:
Publication date: 1996-12-30
Review Perfect Pastries (Mini Cookbook Series) / Murdoch Books:
Publication date: 1999-12-31
Review Desserts, Puddings and Ices (Bay Books Cookery Collection) / Murdoch Books:
Authors
- Peggy Knickerbocker
- Michael Recchuiti
List Price: $65.00
Price: $31.52
Review Chocolate Obsession/Simple Soirees Two-Pack: A Special Set for Amazon.com Shoppers / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.:A special two-book set exclusively available to Amazon. com customers: two award-winning cookbooks celebrating the pleasures of the finest chocolate and the joys of entertaining. Known as the "Picasso of chocolatiers," Michael Recchiuti creates confections that are every bit as daring and original as any of his namesake's artworks. But unlike the painter, the chocolate maker has made it possible for even the amateur to achieve his artistry. In Chocolate Obsession Recchiuti, owner of the famed artisanal chocolate company in San Francisco, divulges his professional secrets and techniques, allowing home cooks to reproduce his exquisite confections in their own kitchens. Opening with a complete discussion of chocolate from bean to bar, the book goes on to offer detailed instructions for dipped chocolates, truffles, and molded chocolates, including Recchiuti's signature ganache flavors: Earl Grey tea, burnt caramel, tarragon with grapefruit. Also featured are recipes for such sinfully delicious treats as Chocolate Shortbread Cookies with Truffle Cream Filling, Double Dark Chocolate Soufflés, and Rocky Recchiuti Brownies. With more than 60 recipes in all, this book will satisfy even the most obsessive chocolate lovers among us. Peggy Knickerbocker lives in two of the greatest food cities in the world, Paris and San Francisco, and she loves to give dinner parties wherever she is. In Simple Soirées: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner Parties, the food journalist, former caterer, and restaurateur shares her passion, her welcoming spirit, and her secrets for creating a memorable party, whether it's a romantic dinner for two, a birthday party for a special friend, or a cocktail fundraiser. [+]The book includes 100 of the author's favorite recipes, organized into seasonal menus such as Warm Figs Wrapped in Serrano Ham, Roasted Salmon with Peas and Mint, and Heirloom Tomato Salad for summer, or Steak au Poivre, Braised Fennel and Garlic, and Double-Ginger Gingerbread for fall. With an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients, the menus are always stylish and often feature an element of surprise. Knickerbocker also offers planning and preparation suggestions, as well as time-saving advice to make entertaining easy and fun. With beautiful photographs that capture the essence of the simple soirée, this delightful book will appeal to food lovers and party lovers alike.
Authors
- Stafford Hildred
- Tim Ewbank
Dewey code: 790
Price: $7.95
Review Jamie Oliver / Metro Books:Jamie Oliver just might be the most popular chef in the world. In just four frantic years, he’s gone from low-ranking pasta cook at London’s trendy River Café to a household name as the Naked Chef—a title earned by his “stripped–down” style of cooking. His boyish looks, infectious enthusiasm, and matey appeal have won him the kind of popularity usually accorded to pop stars. More than a young icon, his dynamic TV series Jamie’s Kitchen—in which he trained 15 unemployed kids to be chefs— revealed a serious individual with deep-held concerns about youth, work, and society. Now, media critics Stafford Hildred and Tim Ewbank talk to friends, family, and colleagues as they trace Jamie’s rocketing rise to the top, and look at his startling impact on international cuisine.
Authors
- Annette Balfour Lynn
- Jean Turner
- Keith Turner
Publication date: 1998-10-01
Dewey code: 641.864
Review The Pudding Club / Headline Book Publishing:A collection of 100 traditional pudding recipes from the Pudding Club. It includes favourites such as figgy pudding, spotted dick, jam roly poly and bread-and-butter pudding.
Creator: Lisa Linder
Publication date: 2005-10-13
List Price: $32.06
Price: $32.03
Review Sweet Alternative: More Than 100 Recipes without Gluten, Dairy and Soy (Conran Octopus Interiors) / Conran Octopus Ltd:If you've given up dairy, gluten or soy because of a food intolerance or simply in search of a healthier diet, there's now no reason to give up your favourite desserts too. The result of years of research and recipe testing, "Sweet Alternative" shows how to make professional desserts without using dairy, gluten or soy. And there's no reason to compromise on taste. With the help of all natural store-bought or home-made ingredients such as coconut milk, vegetable dyes, fresh fruit purees, and excellent quality chocolates, Ariana Bundy shows how to make everything from vanilla ice cream to double chocolate chip cookies. You'll find caramels made from low 'GI' agave nectar, deep chocolate muffins enriched with quinoa, luscious creme patissiere made with almond milk and chewy cookies without gluten. Even better, all recipes are made with unrefined sugars as well as other natural sweeteners. Crucially, the recipes are simple and the ingredients are widely available in most major stores. Chef Ariana explains how to work your way around gluten and dairy, detailing the alternative products on the market and listing the hidden ingredients to avoid at all costs. But avoiding certain ingredients no longer means that you have to miss out, and with more than 150 photographs to whet your appetite, "Sweet Alternative" shows that now you really can have your cake and eat it. Ariana Bundy was appointed Head Pastry Chef in 1999 at Ian Schrager's Mondrian. [+]While there, she revamped the menu and trained the dessert team at New York City's Asia de Cuba in the ultra-fashionable, Morgan's Hotel. While living in Paris in 1998, Ariana gained a Grande Diplome in Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu. She also trained at the renowned Ecole Le Notre. She completed her apprenticeship at Fauchon. She has appeared on television's "UK Food" and at numerous cooking demonstrations. Ariana grew up and studied in New York, London, Boston, San Francisco, Austria, Rome, Switzerland and Paris where she currently lives.
Publication date: 1999-03-01
List Price: $5.95
Price: $40.00
Review Wedding Flower Sprays Sugar Inspiration / Merehurst Limited:
Publication date: 1999-06-25
Dewey code: 641
List Price: $4.95
Price: $31.86
Review Glorious Cakes & Gateaux: 30 Fabulous Sweet Creations for Every Kind of Occasion (Cook's Essentials) / Lorenz Books:
Publication date: 1998-12-05
Price: $19.95
Review The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes / Merehurst:
Publication date: 2003-05-29
Dewey code: 641
Price: $10.35
Review The Muffin Bible / Penguin Books (NZ):
Authors
- Francisco J. Migoya
- The Culinary Institute of America (CIA)
Dewey code: 641.862
List Price: $60.00
Price: $32.49
Review Frozen Desserts / Wiley:It is essential for any serious pastry chef to have a comprehensive knowledge of frozen dessert production, and Frozen Desserts provides all the basic information a pastry professional needs. Introductory chapters include: the history and evolution of frozen desserts ingredients including dairy products, sugars, stabilizers, emulsifiers, fruits, and flavors equipment including churning machines, production equipment, and storage and serving containers essentials on storage, sanitation, and production and serving techniques Recipe chapters cover: Dairy-Based Frozen Desserts, which include ice cream, gelato, and sherbet Non-Dairy Desserts, which include sorbet and granites Aerated Still-Frozen Desserts, which include parfaits, semi-freddos, and frozen mousses and souffles Each recipe chapter covers both classic and modern small-batch production techniques, basic formulas, and both basic and advanced base recipes. The final chapter, "Finished Items", makes use of these base recipes and shows readers how to produce, plate, garnish, and serve small desserts, plated desserts, frozen cakes, and even frozen accompaniments to savory courses. Recipes are illustrated throughout by full-color beauty photographs. An instructor's manual and companion website are also available for classroom use.
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Presidential Cookies: The Lure and the Lore: Cookie Recipes of the Presidents of the United States, Death by Chocolate, The Colors of Dessert, Bread, Gran Libro de Reposteria y Postres de Conventos y Monasterios, A Day at elBulli, The Concise Book of Cake Making and Decorating, How to Make Candy, Step-By-Step 50 Classic Cakes (Step-by-step), Perfect Pastries (Mini Cookbook Series), Desserts, Puddings and Ices (Bay Books Cookery Collection), Chocolate Obsession/Simple Soirees Two-Pack: A Special Set for Amazon.com Shoppers, Jamie Oliver, The Pudding Club, Sweet Alternative: More Than 100 Recipes without Gluten, Dairy and Soy (Conran Octopus Interiors), Wedding Flower Sprays Sugar Inspiration, Glorious Cakes & Gateaux: 30 Fabulous Sweet Creations for Every Kind of Occasion (Cook's Essentials), The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes, The Muffin Bible, Frozen DessertsTop headlines: Astronauts venture out for spacewalk No. 2: Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week. ›18:22 Bush to sign legislation to extend jobless aid: Because of the tight job market, the White House says President George W. 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