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The New Taste of Chocolate
A Cultural & Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
Written by Maricel E. Presilla

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $35.00

<div>More than two hundred years ago, the great Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus christened the cacao tree Theobroma cacao, “food-of-the-gods cacao.” Truly, chocolate is the closest thing we mortals have to ambrosia. But not all chocolate is created equal, a fact we instinctively know when we bite into an exceptional piece of... Read more >

Rustic Fruit Desserts
Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies, and More
Written by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson

Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $22.00

An early fall cobbler with blackberries bubbling in their juice beneath a golden cream biscuit. A crunchy oatmeal crisp made with mid-summer’s nectarines and raspberries. Or a comforting pear bread pudding to soften a harsh winter’s day. Simple, scrumptious, cherished–these heritage desserts featuring local fruit are thankfully experiencing a long-due revival.

In... Read more >

Desserts

Written by Mollie Katzen

Format: Non-traditional book, 120 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $14.95

From the best-selling author of the MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK comes this signature collection of 50 dessert recipes in an appealing, compact easel format for easy reference.

Mollie Katzen has been credited with moving vegetarian cooking from the fringes of American kitchens to mainstream dinner tables. She knows there are few pleasures greater than... Read more >

Dessert FourPlay
Sweet Quartets from a Four-Star Pastry Chef
Written by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $35.00

Consider the strawberry: its familiar flavor and texture; its fresh, sweet smell. Now imagine the same fruit distilled and carbonated for a refreshing soda, slow-roasted for a reinvented strawberry shortcake, made into a creamy strawberry ice cream and a chewy strawberry leather, and combined with coconut cream and crisp chocolate pastry... Read more >

Sweet Gratitude
A New World of Raw Desserts
Written by Matthew Rogers and Tiziana Alipo Tamborra

Format: Trade Paperback, 248 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $24.95

Sweet Gratitude is a cookbook with a message: raw desserts aren’t only healthier for both people and the planet, they can also be every bit as tasty–indeed, sinfully so–as their mainstream counterparts. Tiziana Tamborra and Matthew Rogers, both master dessert chefs at the pioneering San Francisco-based Café Gratitude, present a tantalizing... Read more >

Chaat & Sweets

Written by Amy Wilson Sanger

Format: Board, 20 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2008
Price: $6.95

The 7th book in Tricycle's World Snacks series introduces toddlers to Indian snack foods known as chaat. Scrumptious treats like bhel puri (rice puff salad), tandoori chicken, and sweet coconut cham-cham, look good enough to eat in Wilson Sanger's gorgeous collage art, while her trademark bouncy text will please little ears... Read more >

Gelato!
Italian Ice Creams, Sorbetti, and Granite
Written by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Produced by Jennifer Barry Design
Photographed by Joyce Oudkerk Pool

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2008
Price: $14.95

The perfect treat for a hot summer day, homemade gelato and its fruit-based cousins, sorbetti and granite, are easy to make and richer than ordinary ice creams and sherbets, yet less fattening. Pamela Sheldon Johns provides 50 recipes for gelato and other icy desserts, along with tasty accompaniments. Including sumptuous ice... Read more >

Chocolate Epiphany
Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone
Written by Francois Payard and Anne E. McBride

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $35.00

Celebrated French pastry chef and owner of one of New York City’s favorite bakeries presents an impressive and comprehensive dessert cookbook with recipes for everything chocolate, from easy cookies to showstopping cakes.

On any given weekend at the esteemed New York City institution Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro, locals and tourists swoon over... Read more >

Elizabeth Falkner's Demolition Desserts
Recipes from Citizen Cake
Written by Elizabeth Falkner
Illustrated by Ryan Falkner
Photographed by Frankie Frankeny

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2007
Price: $35.00

Over the past ten years, Elizabeth Falkner has transformed her bakery from a tiny space in San Francisco's Mission district to the country's ultimate dessert destination.
 
In Demolition Desserts, Elizabeth presents her favorite creations, from the cookies, brownies, and cupcakes beloved by Citizen Cake regulars to the plated desserts that have... Read more >

The Perfect Scoop
Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
Written by David Lebovitz
Photographed by Lara Hata

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $24.99

Ripe seasonal fruits. Fragrant vanilla, toasted nuts, and spices. Heavy cream and bright liqueurs. Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Every luscious flavor imaginable is grist for the chill in The Perfect Scoop, pastry chef David Lebovitz’s gorgeous guide to the pleasures of homemade ice creams, sorbets, granitas, and more.

With an... Read more >

Sweets
Soul Food Desserts and Memories
Written by Patty Pinner
Photographed by Sheri Giblin

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2006
Price: $16.95

Growing up in a large African-American family in a small town in Michigan, Patty Pinner spent her childhood helping the women of the house-the Queens of Soul Food-whip up the sweet treats that crowned family dinners, neighborhood gatherings, and church socials. In SWEETS, Patty shares her family's stories, maxims, and magical... Read more >

Chocolate and Vanilla

Written by Gale Gand and Lisa Weiss

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $22.50

Love Vanilla?
Award-winning pastry chef and Food Network star Gale Gand considers vanilla the lingerie of baking: It’s an invisible essential, the thing you put on before anything else; but when given the spotlight, it’s every bit as sexy and alluring as chocolate–vanilla fans would say even more so. In this flip/cookbook... Read more >

The Anatomy of Dessert
With a Few Notes on Wine
Written by Edward Bunyard

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2006
Price: $14.95

“Filled with quirky surprises and things you would have never thought to ask, Bunyard’s celebration of fruit is endlessly entertaining.”
–Mark Kurlansky, author of Salt, Cod, and The Big Oyster

When we think of dessert, our mind’s eye sees cakes, pies, and pastries. Yet the truly creative palate imagines things even more tempting... Read more >

Teens Cook Dessert

Written by Megan Carle and Jill Carle

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

From quick treats to impressive sweets, TEENS COOK DESSERT is a step-by-step guide to making delicious desserts-the kinds teens like to make and eat. Sisters Megan and Jill Carle understand what other teens know and don't know about baking, and they clearly describe and explain everything their peers need to do... Read more >

Pure Chocolate
Divine Desserts and Sweets from the Creator of Fran's Chocolates
Written by Fran Bigelow and Helene Siegel

Format: Hardcover, 248 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2004
Price: $35.00

The most stylish, approachable, and mouth-watering chocolate cookbook ever, from award-winning chocolatier Fran Bigelow

In 1982, Fran Bigelow proudly opened the doors to Fran’s Chocolates, a boutique storefront styled after European chocolate salons, where she could showcase the pure flavors of the exquisite confections she had spent years perfecting. Chocolate lovers in...

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Caprial's Desserts

Written by Caprial Pence, Melissa Carey and Tina Salter

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2004
Price: $24.95

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Vice Cream
Gourmet Vegan Desserts
Written by Jeff Rogers

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2004
Price: $12.95

It’s love at first bite! Until now, vegans and lactose-intolerants have missed out on perfect rich, creamy ice cream, and have been left with bland, too-healthy-tasting alternatives. Who knew it was possible to create a satisfying ice cream-like dessert without the milk and cream? Jeff Rogers and his vice cream to... Read more >

Gale Gand's Just a Bite
125 Luscious Little Desserts
Written by Gale Gand and Julia Moskin
Photographed by Tim Turner

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2001
Price: $32.50

Sweets. As kids, we could never get enough, and anything sugary, gooey, and good was gratefully devoured. As adults, we give a polite “no thank you” when a dessert tray passes by, or take but a sliver of cake if offered, showing restraint that would make any ten-year-old incredulous. Well, that’s... Read more >

The New Taste of Chocolate
A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes
Written by Maricel E. Presilla

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2000
Price: $32.50

Cacao importer and chocolate expert Maricel Presilla takes chocoholics to new territory—to the almost primeval plantations of Latin America, where the world's first, and today's finest, cacaos are grown. Presilla, who is at the forefront of the revolution in fine chocolate making, explains that the flavor and quality of chocolate depend... Read more >