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Easy Recipes for Delectable Desserts
Ecco
November 2010
On Sale: November 2, 2010
244 pages
ISBN: 0061928216
EAN: 9780061928215
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Long before award-winning chef Michel Richard made his first cΓte de boeuf or prepared his first foie gras terrine, he was a pastry chef. In Los Angeles, pastry lovers lined up outside his bakeshop on Wilshire Boulevard, waiting to enjoy the breads and treats theyβd heard were the best in town, maybe even better than anything in Paris. Now, in this outstanding collection, the superstar chef returns to his first love, the food that made him famousβdesserts. Here are mouthwatering, foolproof recipes for American favorites such as pecan pie and pound cake; Richardβs personal inventions, such as Floating Islands with Melted Chocolate Morsels and the "coffee cloud"; reinvented French classics, such as profiteroles and the Christmas log (bΓche de NoΓl); fruit favorites, including tarts and Pavlovas; and, of course, plenty of cookies. Going beyond traditional cookbooks, Sweet Magic shares Richardβs insights into the thinking and craft behind every aspect of dessert, with brief essays that explore, explain, and enticeβhighlighted by the chefβs own playful illustrations. Creating exquisite dishes with only a few simple ingredientsβbutter, eggs, sugar, flour, chocolateβdemands the instincts of an artist and the soul of a magician. Sweet Magic will unlock the inner dessert wizard in every home chef, guiding both newcomers and old hands past common missteps, to seduce the most flavor and texture from every ingredient.
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