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Always Save Room for Dessert

Especially if it's one of David Lebovitz's signature showstoppers. In his first cookbook, Room for Dessert, he offers more than 110 recipes for sweet everythings You'll find sensational cakes, custards, soufflés, tarts, pies, cobblers, sorbets, ice creams, cookies, and candies, each designed to tempt the diner.

In the introduction David writes of one of his earliest dessert memories--a bowl of freshly picked blackberries, perfectly ripe, topped with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of sugar. "When you search out the best ingredients, do as little to them as possible, and serve them in a straightforward way, the presentation follows naturally," he writes. "A glossy custard looks best with a, swirl of whipped cream; a cool tapioca pudding looks enticing when it's accompanied by its natural complements--tropical fruits and shaved coconut."

With such an aesthetic, David eventually made his way to Berkeley's legendary Chez Panisse, establishing himself as a pastry cook under the tutelage of Alice Waters and founding pastry chef Lindsay Shere. He shares, the Chez Panisse commitment to fresh, seasonal exceptional ingredients, presented simply and unpretensiously, at their peak flavor. As Alice Waters writes in the books foreward: "David is one of those rare pastry chefs who knows that in desserts, as in all art, the cliché is true: sometimes less is more."

After leaving Chez Panisse, Lebovitz served as pastry chef at Bruce Cost's critically acclaimed Monsoon, experimenting with a wide variety of Asian ingredients and flavors to create more remarkable desserts. Home cooks as well as professionals have been clamoring for the Fresh Ginger Cake recipe, which, finally, is published here. It so often appears at Bay Area restaurants that it's frequently listed on menus as "Dave's Ginger Cake." Make it once and you'll immediately want to add it to your list of tried and true standbys. David offers comforting yet sophisticated versions of everyone's favorites, including Gingersnaps, Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Coconut Macaroons, surefire hits for people of all ages. For grown-ups, there are homemade liqueurs and cordials. Add to this delectable ice creams and frozen treats, as well as jams, preserves, and candied fruits, and you get an idea of the incredible scope of David Lebovitz's talents.

Beautifully illustrated with seventy-five full-color photographs by San Francisco's Michael Lamotte, Room for Dessert is as stunning to look at as it is to cook from. With this remarkable debut, David Lebovitz offers his expert hand to guide a new audience of readers and home dessert makers.

In this new Best 50 title, experienced author Dona Meilach gives you recipes for all kinds of puddings and soufflés. From sweet to savory, traditional to modern and healthy; with bread pudding, potato, rice, noodle, fruit, and vegetables – you'll never need another pudding or souffle recipe!

Soufflés have an undeserved reputation for being difficult to make. Puddings and Soufflés are very similar, except that in a soufflé you fold in the beaten egg white. You can cook them in deep or flat dishes, as savory main courses, side dishes or desserts.

Eggs never went out of fashion among good cooks, and now with good news on the health front they're back in high style. Souffles and frittatas are all the rage on elegant menus across the country, from the French Laundry in Yountville to the Union Square Cafe in New York, and omelettes are a must for any refined brunch or light summer supper. This classic triad of egg dishes is the cook's secret weapon—marvelously versatile, fast, and easy to whip up, yet certain to evoke sighs of rapture and awe in your guests. Here Lou Pappas shows how easy it is to master these ethereal creations and bring delight to your table at breakfast, lunch, or dinner..
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