Despite what some people think I’m not a big drinker. But I do love sneaking a little booze into my baked goods, whether it’s tequila, bourbon or even wine. Which made the slim little Bootleg Bakery cookbook all the more fun to leaf through. Full of alcoholic desserts inspired by the...
It’s no wonder that when we asked lauded chef Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery and “No-knead Bread” recipe fame for his favorite cookbook, he named La Varenne Pratique. Lahey says he loves it “for its breadth of recipes and techniques. It was the first cookbook I ever bought, ...
There’s always room for dessert—and for another baking book in your digital library. Written by the owner of the famed Magnolia Bakery in New York’s Greenwich Village, this cookbook includes two dozen delicious dessert recipes, though it mostly focuses on savory recipes. With mouth-watering ...
Cheryl Dayoutlines over 200 brilliant recipes in her instant classicTreasury of Southern Baking. The self-taught baker,New York Timesbestselling cookbook author, and former owner of Savannah's Back in the Day Bakery spotlights the American South through its traditional, from-scratch baked goods and...
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I rarely bake bread, mostly because I live two blocks away from a bakery that people travel from across the city (and from out of town) to go to. But Heritage Baking by Ellen King might get me back into the kitchen to start kneading and baking. I love the idea of baking with herita...
Cheryl Dayoutlines over 200 brilliant recipes in her instant classicTreasury of Southern Baking. The self-taught baker,New York Timesbestselling cookbook author, and former owner of Savannah's Back in the Day Bakery spotlights the American South through its traditional, from-scratch baked goods and...
Sydney food scene, chef and restaurateur Simon Sandall has been blazing a trail through top kitchens for over 30 years. He currently runs his hosptality consultancy Sandall & Co, and his restaurant Boronia Kitchen, both in Sydney. His first book Boronia Kitchen: The Cookbook was published in...
Giuseppe Verdi tulips, beauties aren’t they? I thought I might have planted them a little late, as I didn’t get around to it till nearly Christmas. I made Hot Cross buns before I started to feel unwell on Easter weekend. Have you spotted the one Not Cross bun? It might have been...
Cream Cheese Icing (from The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, Simon and Schuster, 2009) 1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened and cut into small pieces 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened and cut into small pieces 3/4 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar In a large ...