Cookbooks, cooking reads, and books about food
A great baking book with traditional challah, laminated breads, flatbreads, and stuffed breads all greatly described and made. Book Info: Breaking Breads by Uri Scheft Artisan; 2016. ISBN13: 9781579656829. Hardcover and ebook versions available. Read the full review on the Pastry Sampler blog, and …
Capstone Young Readers: Grades 3-9. Create desserts that are treats for the eyes! Decorate like a pro with these fun ideas and tips to make amazing creations, such as a lollipop disco ball, nail polish bottle cake pops, alien cookies, and armadillo cupcakes. You may decide …
Blurb: Making bread is an ancient craft and a fulfilling experience, a skill that is learnt by touch and feel. There is nothing more satisfying than kneading, pulling, stretching and punching the dough, using a little yeast and sugar to transform its lumpen beginnings, as …
Blurb: Cook up some delicious, down-home goodness with this cookbook of more than seventy-five sweet and savory recipes from Brian Emmett, grand prize winner of CBS’s The American Baking Competition. In 2013, Brian Emmett burst onto the culinary scene with his charm, confidence, and superior …
Book Blurb: The classic American treat finally gets its due: foolproof pudding recipes, from irresistible standards to inventive modern twists, by the chef and owner of New York City’s popular pudding destination. Puddin’ shares Clio Goodman’s secrets for re-creating—and improving on—your sweetest childhood memories. From …
Book Blurb: Dr. Brent Ridge and New York Times bestselling author Josh Kilmer-Purcell are not your average couple: The two Manhattanites left their big city lives behind, and found themselves living in bucolic Sharon Springs, New York, where they became “accidental goat farmers.” But …
Blurb: Forget everything you’ve heard about baking gluten-free bread. The revolutionary Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread gives you 100 recipes to satiate your crispy, crunchy, and doughy cravings, gluten-freely and on a shoestring budget. Ours is a bread-obsessed culture. Whether we’re eating it at …
Junior’s restaurants in New York are known for great food and delicious cheesecakes. Junior’s Dessert Cookbook contains 75 recipes including their famous cheesecakes, layered cakes, and pies. The chapter on the basics includes sauces, buttercreams, and decorations for the different desserts. And if you become …
Another good read from Bullock-Prado, even with all the mistakes. (Read the review to get the link for the publisher’s errata). An edited version of her Scraps Tartlets is also here. After reading Sugar Baby (see the review here), I was excited to read …
When I first opened this book up in the late 90’s, baking with natural leavening seemed foreign yet exciting, and this was my first introduction to it. The recipes in this cookbook are not quick and easy versions of your favorite breads – they are …