Peak & Valley Baking a specialized baking book which FOCUSES on the effects of cake baking for every altitude, from sea level to 10,000 feet, has explanations & solutions for problems, techniques for success, given with proven tips,, & a full varied collection of cake types, frostings & finishings, from casual to fancy . presented through an authentic, historic & entertaining country local color, including delightful pen & ink illustrations by a renowned portrait artist, bringing fun and smiles.
Peak & Valley Baking a specialized baking book which FOCUSES on the effects of cake baking for every altitude, from sea level to 10,000 feet, has explanations & solutions for problems, techniques for success, given with proven tips,, & a full varied collection of cake types, frostings & finishings, from casual to fancy. presented through an authentic, historic & entertaining country local color, including delightful pen & ink illustrations by a renowned portrait artist, bringing fun and smiles.
Author of The Cake Bible:Glorious recipes that “range from towering creations for weddings and other special events to baby cakes for bite-size indulgence” (Publishers Weekly). Winner of the Cookbook of the Year Award, International Association of Culinary Professionals The author of The Cake Bible is a baking legend, “revered by serious cooks and part-timers” alike (USA Today). Now her legions of fans can enjoy Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, a must-have guide to perfect cake-baking. With this book, home bakers can create delicious, decadent, and spectacularly beautiful cakes of all kinds with confidence and ease. With her precise, foolproof recipes, Rose shows you how to create everything from Heavenly Coconut Seduction Cake, Golden Lemon Almond Cake, and Devil's Food Cake with Midnight Ganache to Orange-Glow Chiffon Layer Cake, Mud Turtle Cupcakes, and Deep Chocolate Passion Wedding Cake. Rose's Heavenly Cakes features: Rose’s trademark easy-to-follow, expertly tested (and retested) recipes for perfectly delicious results every time over 100 simply wonderful recipes for cakes for every occasion—from exceptionally delicious butter and oil cakes, sponge cakes, and mostly flourless cakes and cheesecakes, to charming baby cakes and elegant wedding cakes special tips and tricks for creating amazing special effects and beautiful cake décor tempting full-color photos
Today the Santa Clara Valley is known as the Silicon Valley. However, not so long ago it was called the "Valley of Heart's Delight". Lisa Prince Newman grew up in that special time and place, among the fruit and nut orchards that surrounded her home town of Saratoga. She discovered her love for baking with the bounty of fruit ripening just outside her family's kitchen door. Lisa's passion for apricots fills this book with recipes that showcase the singular flavor and surprising versatility of the California apricot. Deeply influenced by the Santa Clara Valley's natural beauty and agricultural heritage, Lisa celebrates the apricot, its people, and its history in this very personal cookbook. For the Love of Apricots showcases 68 recipes from Breakfast to Cocktails that show you how to enjoy apricots throughout the year. A unique cookbook/memoir, For the Love of Apricots is a tribute to the orchardists and farmers who continue to grow California's most wonderful fruit.
Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips Hudson Valley. This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive to and from many top New York destinations. With full trip-planning information, Day Trips Hudson Valley helps makes the most of a brief getaway.
Bake your way through delicious time-tested recipes from one of America’s premier resorts, modified for home bakers From Deer Valley, the Utah ski resort renowned for cuisine and service, Executive Pastry Chef Letty Halloran Flatt offers 126 of the resort’s tried-and-true recipes for breakfast treats, homemade breads, cookies, and ice creams, as well as pies and tarts, elegant cakes, and one-of-a-kind desserts—a mouthwatering blend of Flatt’s years of experience and her penchant for fresh, natural flavors. A few choice recipes in The Chocolate Snowball: * Chocolate Zucchini Bread * Healthy Heart Muffins * Oatmeal Rosemary Scones * Roquefort Gougères * Dark Chocolate Bread * Chocolate Almond Macaroons * Peanut Butter Truffles * Almost Sinless Brownies From the foreword by James A. Nassikas, former president of Deer Valley Resort [Y]ou will find truly American recipes here that cut away from the time-honored traditions of home baking, yet fit comfortably with the skill and available equipment of the home baker. Home bakers will benefit from the author’s clarity of instructions and descriptions. Added bonuses in this book are twofold: the technical directions given for the unpredictable aspects of high-altitude baking and the inclusion of timely recipes that are fat-free alternatives. As a good cookbook should, this one motivates and conveys trust. The author instills confidence as she guides you every step of the way, often with numerous pointers and trade secrets she includes as sidebars to a range of selected recipes.
