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A large, comprehensive book of the best dessert recipes from The New York Times in every catagory -- so broad and rich, it can become a classic shelf staple

Those yearning to create more healthy treats will learn how to bake without the fats and hydrogenated oils found in common dessert recipes with this lavishly illustrated cookbook. Designed specifically for baking with olive oil, the recipes eliminate key ingredients—butter, hydrogenated oils, margarine, and shortening—that are staples in many traditional desserts. In addition to household favorites such as toll cookies, brownies, and apple pie, the cookbook features instructions for making more than 60 mouth-watering treats, among them chocolate chip buttermilk cake, silky cheesecake with strawberries, lemon sugar cookies, pecan coconut bars, and apple cinnamon rolls. Hints such as using egg substitutes and other ingredients to further lower cholesterol intake, substituting lactose-free options for those suffering from milk sensitivities, and a guide to the many varieties of olive oil are also included.

Safe ways to sweeten the day for people with food allergiesSome twelve million Americans suffer serious allergic reactions to nuts, dairy, gluten, and other ingredients typically found in desserts. Finally, here’s a collection of delicious dessert recipes offering a safe option for allergy sufferers who don't want to give up their favorite treats. Even though these recipes are completely free of gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, and eggs, you'll hardly notice the difference.Allergy-free Desserts includes recipes for all of your favorite baked treats—cakes, cupcakes, pies, quick breads, cookies, and dessert bars. Written by Elizabeth Gordon, herself allergic to eggs and wheat, this indispensable cookbook will finally let you enjoy desserts safely again.    • Featuring 82 recipes and 44 full-color photos    • Recipes that taste just like the real thing—but without the gluten, dairy, nuts, soy, or eggs    • The perfect dessert cookbook for the millions of people who suffer from food allergies or Celiac DiseaseAllergies shouldn't hold you back. Allergy-free Desserts finally lets you indulge your sweet tooth. Recipe Excerpts from Allergy-Free Desserts Pretend Peanut Butter Cookies Cool Mint Patties Crispy Rice Squares

Scrumptious, easy-to-make breads, pastries, and confections from a chef who is revolutionizing carb-smart cooking and eating "Ursula has worked tirelessly to develop scores of recipes for breads, biscuits, pastries, cookies, pies, cakes, candy, and confections that are not merely low-carb, they're delicious to boot! Her culinary alchemy gives us all a leg up on the learning curve to make luscious . . . treats that, if we use them wisely, will make it that much easier to stick to the . . . plan for life." --From the Foreword by Dr. Mary Dan Eades, M.D. coauthor of The Low-Carb CookwoRx Cookbook and Staying Power Do you dream of the warm, satisfying taste of hearty brown bread or the flaky goodness of hot buttermilk biscuits? Do you long for fresh-baked muffins, the sweet chilled delights of peach ice cream, or the yumminess of blueberry pie? Now, thanks to extraordinary chef Ursula Solom, you can once again experience the full, rich flavor and satisfaction of these and all your favorite high-carb treats without compromising on your commitment to carb-conscious eating. From Sourdough Bread, Cheese Bread Sticks, Banana Coconut Muffins, and Vanilla Cookies to Devil's Food Cake, Butterscotch Cream Pie, Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream, and White Walnut Fudge, The Low-Carb Baking and Dessert Cookbook is filled with more than 200 all-new, easy-to-prepare recipes for savory treats and scrumptious sweets that will satisfy your cravings while helping you slim down, shape up, and realize all the benefits of carb-controlled living--including keeping the pounds off. Each recipe features step-by-step instructions and complete nutrition information. Your whole family will love these recipes--and you'll enjoy eating all the delicious baked goods, desserts, and confections you thought you had to sacrifice for a healthy lifestyle.

At last, creme brulee has been demystified. Debbie Puente has taken the complexity out of making this delicious delicacy, and has compiled 70 irresistible recipes that include a wide variety of silken and sinfully rich desserts, as well as some unexpected savory recipes guaranteed to surprise and delight the palate.

Reader reaction to that book was so strong - with sales approaching 100,000 copies - that Mary and AMP now bring out Mary Engelbreit's Sweet Treats Dessert Cookbook in paperback for the first time. Included in this full-size version are more than 100 recipes for fruit pies, birthday cakes, puddings, and other sugary treasures that are both simple to make and sensational to serve. Mary's distinctive artwork graces each page of the cookbook, complementing the gorgeous photography and easy-to-follow recipe instructions. Her heartwarming and whimsical style puts readers at ease, reassuring them while reminding that the very best desserts come not only from this book but also from the heart. This sweet-treat collection really is a treat!

The Red Hat Society cooks are back! With a beautiful full-color dessert cookbook filled with enthusiasm, humor, and really good desserts."Life is uncertain, eat dessert first!" This beautiful cookbook maintains that you should "Eat Dessert Always!" Even the Red Hatters who no longer bother to cook regular meals will still strut their stuff with chocolate, meringues, pastries, and cakes. Compiled by Red Hatters from around the country, this luscious collection ranges from simple to sublime, delightful to decadent. Beautiful full-color photos will inspire cooks of all ages and tempt cookbook buyers to add this book to their collection. More than 200 recipes include cakes, pies, candies, breads, puddings, cookies, and much more. For the non-cooks who still want to impress, there will be a special section of non-cook, easy-to-assemble desserts guaranteed to succeed. The Red Hat Society Cookbook, published in the fall of 2006, was a huge success. Publisher's Weekly said, "The fun spirit of this cheery cookbook makes it a winner." The Red Hat Society Dessert Cookbook contains all new recipes; none are duplicated from the earlier cookbook.

SWEET TREATS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO EAT!Here are over one hundred delicious, nutritionally sound sweet treats everyone can enjoy. Specially created for diabetics and those with other sugar-related problems by nutrition consultant Coleen Howard, the candies and desserts featured will satisfy your craving for something sweet while staying within the limits of a diabetic diet. Some recipes are sugar-free, some contain a low amount of fructose. All comply with the guidelines established by the American Diabetic Association and each recipe includes a complete list of nutritional values per piece.WHAT'S FOR DESSERT?Get ready for all the goodies you've been craving-CANDY TREATS, including sweet and delicious butter crunch, truffles, fudge, English toffee, citrus candy, and bonbonsSWEET SNACKS to satisfy "anytime cravings," including a tempting trail mix, peanut butter cookies, fruit and nut treats and pretzelsDESSERTS that are a cornucopia of sinfully delicious delights, including cherry cheesecake, orange pound cake, chocolate cake, peach upside down cake, carrot cake, cranberry banana loaf cake, fruit crepes, chocolate souffli, custard tarts, bread pudding, banana cookies, lemon squares, apple pie,AND MUCH. MUCH MORE!SWEET TREATS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO EAT!Here are over one hundred delicious, nutritionally sound sweet treats everyone can enjoy. Specially created for diabetics and those with other sugar-related problems by nutrition consultant Coleen Howard, the candies and desserts featured will satisfy your craving for something sweet while staying within the limits of a diabetic diet. Some recipes are sugar-free, some contain a low amount of fructose. All comply with the guidelines established by the American Diabetic Association and each recipe includes a complete list of nutritional values per piece.WHAT'S FOR DESSERT?Get ready for all the goodies you've been craving-CANDY TREATS, including sweet and delicious butter crunch, truffles, fudge, English toffee, citrus candy, and bonbonsSWEET SNACKS to satisfy "anytime cravings," including a tempting trail mix, peanut butter cookies, fruit and nut treats and pretzelsDESSERTS that are a cornucopia of sinfully delicious delights, including cherry cheesecake, orange pound cake, chocolate cake, peach upside down cake, carrot cake, cranberry banana loaf cake, fruit crepes, chocolate souffli, custard tarts, bread pudding, banana cookies, lemon squares, apple pie,AND MUCH. MUCH MORE!

Coffee lovers will think they've gone to heaven! From lattes and muffins to decadent cakes and midnight treats, the over 160 irresistible recipes--with many guest-starring chocolate, that other irresistible temptation--the Maxwell House® Coffee Drinks and Desserts Cookbook will satisfy cravings around the clock. And if the imaginative--and frequently fast and simple--recipes aren't enough, the lush full-color photos generously sprinkled throughout--think "Coffee Crunch Kuchen," "Shortcakes with Espresso Cream," and "Petite Mocha Cakes"--will inspire you to satisfy your sweet tooth pronto.

The author of 365 Great Chocolate Desserts presents 150 desserts, such as Waffle Banana Sundaes and Cinnamon Quesadillas with Fruit Salsa, requiring five or fewer ingredients and ten minutes or less to prepare. 50,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.