Cooking:

The Craft of Baking
Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own
Written by Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $35.00

James Beard Award—winner Karen DeMasco, who first came to national attention as the pastry chef of Tom Colicchio’s Craft, Craftbar, and ’wichcraft restaurants from 2001 to 2008, approaches the art of baking in a unique way. Building on the savory cooking philosophy of using seasonal ingredients to create dishes with pure... Read more >

Honest Pretzels
And 64 Other Amazing Recipes for Cooks Ages 8 & Up
Written by Mollie Katzen

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $17.99

Get ready to help with dinner for real!

Are you a kid? Then this book was written especially for you. With it, you can become a fantastic cook and amaze your friends with PITA SPIRALS and CREAMY CORN SOUP or CINNAMON SWIRL STICKY BUNS and BEST HOT CHOCOLATE. Or you can fill... Read more >

The Grand Central Baking Book
Breakfast Pastries, Cookies, Pies, and Satisfying Savories from the Pacific Northwest's Celebrated Bakery
Written by Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $30.00

Mention Grand Central Bakery to a Seattle or Portland native and they’ll light up as they tell you about gooey, jam-filled buttermilk biscuits, insanely flaky pies and pastries, and flavor-packed whole wheat cinnamon rolls. Now these much-loved recipes are available to home bakers for the first time, accompanied by easy-to-follow pointers... Read more >

Baking

Written by James Peterson

Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $40.00

The learn-to-bake master class in a book.

The craft of baking is based on good technique. Learn the fundamentals well, and you can bake perfect cakes, cookies, tarts, breads, and pastries each and every time.

That's the premise of Baking, revered cooking teacher James Peterson's master course in baking fundamentals. In more than... Read more >

BabyCakes
Vegan, (Mostly) Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery
Written by Erin McKenna

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $24.00

Forget everything
you’ve heard about
health-conscious baking.

Simply, BabyCakes is your key to an enlightened, indulgent, sweets-filled future. This is important news not only for parents whose children have allergies, for vegans, and for others who struggle with food sensitivities, but also for all you sugar-loving traditionalists. The recipes in these... Read more >

Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies

Written by Mollie Cox Bryan and Mrs Rowe's Family Restaurant

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.95

Legendary Recipes from Virginia's Queen of Pie
 
Mrs. Rowe, known fondly as "the Pie Lady" by legions of loyal customers, was the quintessential purveyor of all-American comfort food. Today her family carries on this legacy at the original Mrs. Rowe's Restaurant and Bakery in Staunton, Virginia, as well as at the new... Read more >

Cooking with Convection
Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven
Written by Beatrice Ojakangas

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $18.99

If you own a convection oven, but don’t really know how to use it, this book is for you.

Beatrice Ojakangas, an authority on convection cooking and author of more than two dozen previous cookbooks, explains how to use your convection oven to achieve perfect results in dramatically less time than with... Read more >

The Gingerbread Architect
Recipes and Blueprints for Twelve Classic American Homes
Written by Susan Matheson and Lauren Chattman

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $22.50

What happens when an architect who is also an avid baker gets together with a house-obsessed pastry chef? Twelve classic American homes rendered in gingerbread.

Are you dreaming of a colonial Christmas? Here’s your chance to build a traditional Cape Cod house in freshly baked gingerbread, complete with breath-mint pinnacles, Twizzler... Read more >

Baking with Agave Nectar
Over 100 Recipes Using Nature's Ultimate Sweetener
Written by Ania Catalano
Photographed by Lara Hata

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2008
Price: $15.99

If you haven't discovered agave nectar, you're in for a delectable surprise. This natural, low-glycemic sweetener is a revelation for diabetics, parents of young children, and anyone else who wants to cut down on refined sugar but still enjoy deep, real, satisfying sweetness.
 
Baking with Agave Nectar is bursting with more... Read more >

Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More
200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight
Written by Carole Walter

Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $35.00

With twenty years of experience teaching baking classes and three award-winning cookbooks to her name, Carole Walter is renowned for her meticulous directions, foolproof recipes, and scrumptious results. In Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More, Carole turns her attention to the types of treats that are perfect for breakfast... Read more >

Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse

Written by Liv Hansen and Kaye Hansen

Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $16.95

Come holiday time, there’s no better way to celebrate than by baking up some special cookies. In Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse, mother-daughter bakers Kaye and Liv Hansen share their most enchanting cookies, from simple to showstoppingly beautiful. These irresistibly pretty cookies are perfect for snacking and gifting, decorating the... Read more >

Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook

Written by Martha Stewart

Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $40.00

Every new book from Martha Stewart is cause for celebration, and with Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook, she returns to bring the pleasures of baking to readers at every level, from beginner to expert and beyond. A culinary compendium packed with more than 200 foolproof recipes for the best baked goods, Martha... Read more >

Cooking with Convection
Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most from Your Convection Oven
Written by Beatrice Ojakangas

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2005
Price: $18.99

If you own a convection oven, but don’t really know how to use it, this book is for you.

Beatrice Ojakangas, an authority on convection cooking and author of more than two dozen previous cookbooks, explains how to use your convection oven to achieve perfect results in dramatically less time than with... Read more >

The Great Book of Chocolate
The Connoisseur's Guide with Recipes
Written by David Lebovitz

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2004
Price: $16.95

The Great book every chocophile has been waiting for, pastry chef David Lebovitz's guide is a jam-packed snapshot of the global chocolate picture. In this compact volume, he gives a succinct cacao botany lesson, explains the process of chocolate making, runs through chocolate terminology and types, presents information on health benefits... Read more >

The Whimsical Bakehouse
Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good as They Look!
Written by Kaye Hansen and Liv Hansen

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 20, 2002
Price: $27.50

Three neon-bright layers of cake, tilted at a jaunty angle and adorned with edible chocolate candles; a Jackson Pollock–inspired cheesecake spattered with chocolate, caramel, and peanut butter icing; and a swarm of plump bees perched atop a rainbow of candy-colored cupcakes—these are only a few examples of the unfettered creativity at... Read more >

The Bread Baker's Apprentice
Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread
Written by Peter Reinhart
Photographed by Ron Manville

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2001
Price: $35.00

Co-founder of the legendary Brother Juniper’s Bakery, author of the landmark books Brother Juniper’s Bread Book and Crust & Crumb, and distinguished instructor at the world’s largest culinary academy, Peter Reinhart has been a leader in America’s artisanal bread movement for over fifteen years. Never one to be content with yesterday’s... Read more >