A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes

Cute, sweet, and fun to eat, cupcakes are back in a big way! The latest book in the wildly successful Baker's Field Guide series contains recipes for 60 deliciously decorated cupcakes for every occasion. Color photographs of each cupcake and a lay-flat binding make this book easy and fun to use. Plus, field notes and symbols that explain at a glance the type, description, whether it's kid-friendly, or especially quick to make.

Luscious Berry Desserts

This delightful cookbook from the author of Luscious Lemon Desserts and Luscious Chocolate Desserts is for anyone who has ever snuck just the plumpest, ripest strawberry straight from the basket; believed raspberries should have their own special food group; and never met a blueberry they didn't like. Each recipe is bursting with ideas for buying and trying every wonderful variety, be it sticky-sweet heart-shaped strawberries, deep purple boysenberries, or juicy ripe blackberries. Whether it's creamy layers of brightly colored raspberry curd that transform a classic lemon cake into a visual masterpiece almost too gorgeous to eat (almost), a simple spoonful of cool and custardy blueberry pudding (with the added bonus of those healthy antioxidants), or a traditional and irresistible strawberry shortcake topped with a scoop of strawberry-orange sorbet, this is the ultimate ode to the berry. Tips, tricks, and other techniques of the trade, such as pureeing berries and cutting out biscuits, ensure that the pound cake, tart, sauce, or ice cream comes out perfectly every time. For desserts at the berry top of their game, look no further than Luscious Berry Desserts.

Making Ice Cream and Iced Desserts

There is something about ice cream that makes it impossible to refuse. Be it a single scoop of vanilla in a cone or a sumptuous rippled chocolate terrine, ice cream has long been a well-loved treat. This irresistible book traces the origins and history of ice cream and ices from their appearance on the dinner tables of aristocratic families in Europe and America in the 1800s, to the emergence of sweet sellers and ice cream parlours in the 20th century. The improvement in ice cream machines and the increasing availability of cheap, basic ingredients meant it was not long before good ice cream could be made at home. Ice Cream and Iced Desserts shows how easy it is to make your own delicious ice cream, whatever the occasion. The comprehensive introduction explains all you need to know about using equipment, such as ice cream machines, moulds and scoops, as well as covering key ingredients, such as milk, cream, eggs, chocolate and vanilla. The step-by-step coverage of basic techniques demonstrates clearly how to make, freeze, decorate and serve ice creams and sorbets. Experiment with different flavours, learn to layer and ripple, use moulds of different shapes and sizes, and make your own baskets, cones, biscuits and ice bowls. Create classic sauces and toppings, or learn how to add that final decorative touch. The techniques selection shows you how to make delicious iced lollies, a treat that anyone will find irresistible! Eleven chapters containing mouthwatering recipes for classic sorbets and granitas, traditional vanilla, chocolate, toffee and coffee ice cream, as well as fruit and nut combinations, reveal just why ice cream is so universally popular. Recipes for moulded ice creams, such as caramel and pecan terrine, and cassata, are also included, showing how easily a basic ice cream can be transformed into a sophisticated dessert. Ice cream is fairly versatile, and can be used to make hot desserts, to create elegant desserts for special occasions or combined with herbs, spices and flowers for a delicious taste sensation. Iced drinks provide the ideal solution to hot summer afternoons - chose from iced Margaritas, Lemonade on Ice, Tropical Fruit Sodas and Strawberry Daiquiri. With more than 150 recipes catering for every taste and occasion, combined with beautiful photography, Ice Cream and Iced Desserts cannot fail to impress.

Dessert Lovers' Choice

After being diagnosed with major health concerns, Yvonne Sanders-Butler made several lifestyle changes, including following an exercise regimen, eating well-balanced meals--and using natural ingredients in her family's traditional dessert recipes. Here is a collection of her healthy dessert recipes that anyone can enjoy. The recipes are suitable in moderation for anyone on calorie-restricted or diabetic diets, featuring all natural ingredients, nutritional analyses and diabetic eschanges, and illustrated with full-color photographs.

Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse

Come holiday time, there's no better way to celebrate than by baking up some special cookies. Now, a delightfully fresh, gorgeous batch of recipes us here. In Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse, mother-daughter bakers Kaye and Liv Hansen share their most enchanting cookies, from simple to fancy--including an icredible collection of showstoppingly beautiful treats, for the perfect holiday gifts! These are definitely not your grandmother's cookies! With classic and creative flavor combinations and designs, the Hansens' cookies have been pleasing countless loyal customers at their cozy upstate New York bakery for years. Mother Kaye handles the baking, imbuing the cookies with the traditional flavors of Christmas, like cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla, as well as more modern touches like coconut, chocolate, and pistachio. Daughter Live provides the original artistic flair, using innovative techniques and plenty of colored (yes, colored!) chocolate to yield truly special cookie creations that look as good as they taste. All of the Hansens' best cookie creations are here, from simple roll-and-slice cookies to bars and cutouts, such as Walnut Acorns, Chocolate Pecan Rounds, and Creamy Christmas Butter Cookies, as well as step-by-step instructions for making truly impressive decorations. Imagine a dazzling 3-D Christmas cookie tree decked with silver dragees, or a breathtaking gingerbread house with nary a gumdrop in sight! From chewy Apricot-Chocolate Triangles to tangy Lemon Drop Cookies, Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse is a fanciful take on everyone's favorite holiday treat.

Sugar Sisters

Sugar Sisters is the only all-in-one dessert guide any chick in the kitchen will ever need. Stay in your pajamas all day and warm up your taste buds with the sinful Bad Girl Brownies or don your sophisticated apron and wow your friends with a decadent Red Velvet Cake. The delicious sweets may look, taste, and smell complicated, but the recipes are easy to follow and fun to create. Brimming with both classic confections and current creations, the Sugar Sisters bakery includes Let Them Eat Cake, Fruity Favorites, Calling All Chocoholics, One Smart Cookie. And they won’t keep you overtime in the kitchen!

Nancy Silverton's Sandwich Book

New in paperback! When Nancy Silverton began serving sandwiches one night a week at Campanile, her and husband Mark Peel's award-winning restaurant, she envisioned a laid-back and intimate evening when she'd be able to relax, chat with customers, and have some fun devising new and creative recipes. Well, she hasn't had much time to relax: Sandwich Night became one of Campanile's busiest nights, a vastly popular weekly tradition in Los Angeles and the place to be on Thursdays. And since then, sandwiches have become the latest craze to hit the American food scene. The reason for Sandwich Night's success is easy to understand: the sandwiches are incredible. They're gourmet meals that happen to sit on bread, the furthest thing away from the boring old sandwiches that we usually content ourselves with. Instead of PB&J or tuna salad, how about Braised Artichokes, Ricotta, and Mint Pesto with Pine-Nut Currant Relish? Or Eggplant, Seared Tuna, and Anchoïade? Or even Bacon, Avocado, and Watercress? These open-faced sandwiches are innovative dishes that taste wonderful, look beautiful, and are perfect for entertaining. The closed-faced sandwiches are delicious new takes on well-loved standards like the Croque Monsieur, the Monte Cristo, the Reuben, and, of course, everyone's favorite, the Classic Grilled Cheese. Also included are Nancy's creative sort-of sandwiches--Fondue the Swiss Way, Snackbreads, and Skewered Mozzarella--and tea sandwiches, wonderful creations that will banish memories of limp watercress and insipid egg salad forever. As if this isn't enough, there are the mouthwatering sandwich cakes and cookies, like the Open-Faced Berry Brioche Sandwich, Chocolate Cake Club Sandwich, and Almost Oreos. There are recipes for some truly addictive bar snacks, like Cheese Fritters and Candied Spicy Walnuts, to serve before the meal. And there are also recipes for tantalizing spreads and condiments that go well beyond the ordinary. Finally, for the cook who wants to make everything from scratch, Nancy has included recipes for different breads, from Brioche to Hot Dog Buns, based on those from her world-famous La Brea Bakery. Written in Nancy's charming, down-to-earth style, these recipes are versatile and easy to follow. As good to look at as they are to eat, these sandwiches offer a new, creative solution to entertaining and will be a valuable addition to the home cook's repertoire. The result: Sandwich Night is sure to be a hit in your home, too.

Low-fat Baking

Nothing equals the satisfaction of home baking and this bumper collection contains over 200 original low-fat baking recipes for every kind of occasion. Throughout the book, there are hints and cooking tips on delicious low-fat ingredients such as grains, honey, yogurt, and a whole range of other healthy, natural ingredients. Every recipe has nutritional notes showing both calorie and fat contents, so you can see at once how little fat each serving contains. In the introductory pages, you will find simple information on why you should change your diet for the better, advice on how to do it, and the secrets of fat-free and low-fat baking.

Fruit Dishes & Desserts

Cholesterol free, low in fat and sodium, and rich in vital nutrients--including disease-fighting phytochemicals--fruit is a naturally perfect food. With abundant varieties rip for the picking year-round, plus a steady supply of frozen, dried, and canned selections, it's easy to eat the ideal 4 servings a day. Fruit fanatics and occasional apple crunchers alike will delight in this inviting, health-conscious cookbook. Packed with luscious, full-color photos, and analysis of each recipe's nutritional content plus health tips, this volume covers the ABCs of fruit, both familiar and exotic.

250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares

Some of our most vivid food memories can be associated with baking. At one time or another, all of us have appreciated the goodness of home baked goods - whether it was your mother's date squares, mouth watering chocolate brownies or fruit square bars. Brownies, bars and squares are typically baked as a single cake which makes them simple and easy to create. Brownies are chocolate based (as any chocoholic knows), whereas bars and squares have a much wider range of flavors and ingredients with everything from fruits and nuts to spices. Baking's ease makes them ideal for family snacks, school lunches or your next coffee break. Imagine biting into the goodness of a Carmel Pecan or Glazed Lemon Raspberry Bar. Capture the taste of summer with Rhubarb Crisp Squares or enjoy a classic Old Fashioned Butter Tart Square. For the brownie lover, we have recipes that range from Classic Chocolate Nut, Coconut Macaroon to the blissfully decadent Chocolate Chip Blondie. These recipes have been thoroughly tested, and guaranteed with easy and delicious results.

Simple Tarts

70 irresistible recipes for both sweet and savory tarts, using the freshest ingredients available. Helpful hints and tips on how to roll pastry and line tins, as well as recipes for 10 pastry types. A wide selection of recipes, including several especially suited to vegetarians.

Mom's Big Book of Baking

Those whose mothers made the world's best apple pie or blueberry muffins know that baked goods made for and with children are the stuff of family memories. But before you can create warm and fuzzy memories, you need recipes that allow you to bake without fear and don't keep you chained to the kitchen for hours. This collection has more than 200 recipes tailor-made for today's extremely busy mom. The recipes are all tested in a real mom's (Lauren Chattman's) Kitchen and tasted by real kids (her own). Chattman has created streamlined recipes that produce the highest quality baked goods with the least amount of fuss and that strike a balance between familiar favorites and new twists. Each recipe has advice on when and how to let kids participate. There are loads of tips on such vital topics as how to mass produce cupcakes, how to make the most Christmas cookies in the least amount of time, and how to make a birthday cake your child will remember forever without losing your mind.

Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook

From the owner of the Magnolia Bakery and the Buttercup Bakeshop, here is an invitation to return to the matchless comforts and rewards of old-fashioned baking from scratch. Featuring a delightful chapter packed with seasonal and holiday delights and an assortment of breakfast treats. Recipes include Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies, Oreo Brownies, Cherry Pudding and Apple Butter Pie. Yum!

Making Great Gingerbread Houses

What's one part baking, one part building, and all parts holiday fun? Making gingerbread houses, of course! This book is all you need--whether you're a beginner or an expert. Professional gingerbread maker Aaron Morgan walks you step-by-step through the process of building a basic gingerbread house, using how-to photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Then you'll feast your eyes on more than 40 award-winning creations, with recipes, techniques, and templates to get you ready for gingerbread building and decorating. Here's a sampling to whet your appetite: Classic Gingerbread House Sweetshop & Florist Totem Pole Lodge Victorian Manor Tree House with a Twist Scottish Castle And Many more!

Lady & Sons Just Desserts

From the culinary queen of Savannah's The Lady & Sons Restaurant comes a seriously sweet, Southern dessert extravaganza destined to follow in the footsteps of her two previous bestselling cookbooks. Ideal for sweet tooths everywhere, this cookbook features one hundred classic and contemporary desserts created by a woman who knows how to please a hungry crowd. Paula Deen captures the flavor of the South in recipes that home cooks everywhere can enjoy.