Simply Sensational Desserts

Simply Sensational Desserts
Author: François Payard
Publisher: Broadway
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780767903585

Features Payard desserts, including Hedgehog Cake, Rhubarb-Lemongrass Soup, the tartest Lemon Tart and much more.

Sugar

Sugar
Author: Anna Olson
Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781552855096

Pastry chef Anna Olson, from the Food Network show Sugar, guides readers on how to create simple, original desserts at home. Divided into sections based on key ingredients, such as Fruit, Chocolate, Nuts and Citrus, Anna's recipes progress naturally from one dish to the next. She first includes an easy recipe and then follows it up with a "switch-up" -- a more elaborate recipe to dress it up or transform it into a whole new dessert. For example, Chocolate Orange Pudding turns into Chocolate Orange Cream Pie with the addition of a cookie crust and creamy topping. Throughout Sugar, Anna provides countless tips such as the best way to unmold a cake and how to prevent nuts from becoming a paste in the food processor. She also explains how following basic rules of baking leads to greater success. Sugar's accessible, creative recipes and helpful hints will assist every home cook to create innovative desserts.

Payard Desserts

Payard Desserts
Author: François Payard
Publisher: HMH
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 054418646X

“A French pastry master” reveals his recipes and secrets in this dessert cookbook for both professional chefs and home bakers (Daniel Boulud, James Beard Award–winning chef). With beautiful photographs, this book from legendary pastry chef François Payard shows how to prepare pastry and other plated desserts that rival the best in the world. These recipes have been developed and perfected by Payard over twenty years, from his early days as a pastry chef in France to his current position as an American culinary icon. Each recipe is a singular work of art, combining thrilling and often surprising flavors with innovative, modern techniques to create masterpieces like Blueberry Pavlova with Warm Blueberry Coulis, Olive Oil Macaron with Olive Oil Sorbet, Dark Chocolate Soufflé with Pistachio Ice Cream, and Caramelized Pineapple-Pecan Tart with Brown Butter Ice Cream. Payard also includes priceless advice on choosing ingredients and equipment and composing perfectly plated desserts, as well as personal anecdotes from his long career working in many of the world’s finest pastry kitchens. A must-have for professional bakers, it’s also accessible enough for serious home baking enthusiasts.

Bite Size

Bite Size
Author: Francois Payard
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2006-10-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0060887222

From the elegant hors d'oeuvres to the sparkling Champagne, cocktail parties are loved by everyone. But fun as they are to attend, the thought of hosting one can be a little daunting—until now. With Bite Size, legendary chef François Payard shows home cooks how to prepare simple, sensational appetizers that will leave guests impressed and hosts with energy to spare. François knows how to throw a good party. In addition to his renowned New York restaurant, Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro, he runs the upscale catering company Tastings. Several times a week, he prepares sophisticated canapés and light bites for hundreds of people. In Bite Size, he presents a collection of his favorite recipes made easy for everyday cooks. Along with chapters on meat, fish, vegetable, and cheese hors d'oeuvres, François includes a wealth of helpful hosting tips, hints, and serving suggestions—try serving soup in shot glasses, for example. The innovative recipes use simple, easy-to-find ingredients for spectacular results such as Prosciutto-Wrapped Gnocchis, Sweet Corn Madeleines with Caviar and Crème Fraîche, and Crab and Mango Salad in Apple Cups. Each recipe is accompanied by a lush, full-color photograph of the finished dish. Whip up a few of these easy Bite Size treats and pop the cork on a bottle of bubbly—it's time to enjoy the party!

Great Good Desserts Naturally!

Great Good Desserts Naturally!
Author: Fran Costigan
Publisher: Good Cakes Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-02
Genre: Desserts
ISBN: 9780967310800

Are you lactose intollerant? Is your cholesterol high? Or are you just craving some sweets but want to eat better?

Bake with Anna Olson

Bake with Anna Olson
Author: Anna Olson
Publisher: Appetite by Random House
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0147530229

Take your baking from simple to sensational with Anna Olson's comprehensive guide to beautiful baked goods. Bake with Anna Olson features more than 125 recipes from her popular Food Network Canada show. From chocolate chip cookies to croquembouche, pumpkin pie to petits fours, Anna Olson's newest baking book is full of delectable delights for every occasion, category and skill level. Beginner bakers, dessert aficionados and fans of her show will find over 125 recipes to take their baking to the next level, whether through perfecting a classic like New York Cheesecake or mastering a fancy dessert like Chocolate Hazelnut Napoleon. Introductory sections on essential tools and ingredients explain how to prepare your kitchen for baking success, and Anna's helpful notes throughout point you towards perfecting key details for every creation. Recipes for cookies and bars, pies and tarts, cakes, pastries, and other desserts give bakers a range of ways to savor their sweet skills, with a chapter on sauces and decors to round out your knowledge, and a chapter on breads to practice your savory savoir-faire. Gorgeous photography illustrates each recipe and guides you through difficult techniques. Baking your way through Anna Olson's favorites couldn't be easier (or more delicious!). Whether you're looking for a classic baking recipe or a new baking challenge, Bake with Anna Olson is your new go-to baking book for all occasions!

Chocolate Epiphany

Chocolate Epiphany
Author: François Payard
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Chocolate desserts
ISBN: 9780307393463

For the first time, famed pastry chef Francois Payard devotes his creative powers solely to chocolate, sharing 100 recipes for home cooks of every level - from novice to advances - in CHOCOLATE EPIPHANY. From easy to challenging, white to bittersweet, a stunning and sumptuous dessert that looks and tastes like ti came from a professional pastry chef awaits on every page. Thanks to Francois Payard's clear and thorough recipes, treats such as bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet, Chocolate Peppermint Toffee, or Milk Chocolate Truffles are not only delicious but also accessible. And for the ambitious, Chocolate Wedding Cake, Chocolate Meringue Tart, or Napoleon of Milk Chocolate with candied Kumquats could be the perfect end to an extravagant dinner party. Whatever your craving, CHOCOLATE EPIPHANY offers the perfect recipe from traditional desserts to innovative sweets.

Party Nuts!

Party Nuts!
Author: Sally Sampson
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2002-09-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781558322431

In this book, veteran author Sally Sampson presents 50 recipes for all sorts of flavored nuts that will please every palate, along with easy, fun tips for serving them.

Sweet Utopia

Sweet Utopia
Author:
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781570672330

Dessert lovers everywhere will celebrate this collection of dairy-free desserts which prove that healthier dessert options can still taste decadent. Perfect for those who are lactose intolerant, avoiding cholesterol, and limiting saturated fat, these scrumptious and sophisticated sweets capture the same delicious flavors and textures as traditional favorites but as a bonus leave a much smaller ecological footprint. Over 130 recipes for cakes, scrumptious cookies, creamy cheesecakes and pies, velvety mousses, puddings, and other luscious treats are accompanied by mouth-watering photographs that provide inspiration and are a feast for the eyes. And for the inexperienced baker or busy moms, these recipes are uncomplicated to make and use ingredients that can be found at large supermarkets. These recipes will amaze guests and delight family. Sweet Utopia guarantees sweet success.