Classic Home Desserts - Hardcover

Sax, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618003916 ISBN 13: 9780618003914

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1999

Synopsis

For this collection, unmatched in the field of dessert cookbooks, Richard Sax devoted more than a decade to searching out and perfecting 350 of the world's best and most beloved home desserts. Everything the cook longs for is here: cobblers and crisps, cakes and cookies, puddings and soufflés, pies and pastries, ice creams and sauces. Extensive sidebars - profiles of cooks, engaging recollections of favorite desserts, quotations from hundreds of literary works, and excerpts from fascinating old recipes - make this an indispensable, lively volume. Winner of a James Beard Award and a Julia Child Award!

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Sax was a prolific cooking writer, cookbook author, chef, teacher, and humanitarian activist until his death in 1995. He received a James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.

Synopsis:

A collection of old-fashioned desserts, updated for today's tastes, includes profiles of various chefs, their recollections of favorite desserts, and excerpts from related literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0618003916
• ISBN 13: 9780618003914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 688