What happens when an architect who is also an avid baker gets together with a house-obsessed pastry chef? Twelve classic American homes rendered in gingerbread. Are you dreaming of a colonial Christmas? Here’s your chance to build a traditional Cape Cod house in freshly baked gingerbread, complete with breath-mint pinnacles, Twizzler shingles, and a brick-red fruit-leather chimney. Prefer nineteenth-century New York elegance? Why not whip up an urban brownstone, embellished with crushed butterscotch windows, Tootsie Roll staircase posts, and a front courtyard tiled in mini Chiclets. Is the Santa Fe look more your style? Try a gingerbread pueblo, landscaped with rock-candy cacti and turbinado-sugar sand. Here to guide you through every step of building your gingerbread dream house is The Gingerbread Architect, created by New York— and London-based architect Susan Matheson and professional baker Lauren Chattman. Featuring detailed blueprints and elevations of the houses alongside baking directions and essential construction notes, this modern guide to the traditional holiday craft of creating gingerbread houses has projects for bakers of all levels, from novice to advanced. For each house, Matheson and Chattman provide historical context and descriptions of prominent architectural features, demonstrating how to execute those characteristics in gingerbread and candy. Detailed instructions cover everything from baking and assembling the walls to piping icing and landscaping the yard. And to help match gingerbread houses to bakers–and their little helpers–each house has a difficulty rating, ranging from one gingerbread man to four. With full-color photographs of the finished houses, tips on the construction schedule, baking and candy resource guides, a glossary of architectural terms, and instructions for lighting the houses from within, The Gingerbread Architect is the complete guide to the ultimate family holiday baking project–for anyone with a keen eye and a sweet tooth.

The Gingerbread Architect: Recipes and Blueprints for Twelve Classic American Homes

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Chattman, Lauren

Matheson, Susan

Baking

Clarkson/Potter

Tired of toiling over the stove in the sweltering summer heat? Annoyed by the thought of spending your summer evening in the kitchen cooking dinner?
Cool Kitchen is the solution. Serving up 150 recipes prepared without going near the oven or stove top, Lauren Chattman proves that a delicious no-cook meal of Summer Minestrone with Tomatoes, Peppers, and Garlic, Smoked Mozzarella Sandwiches with Lemony Olives and Peaches with Ricotta-Walnut Filling can delight, satisfy, and impress. From Honeydew and White Wine Soup to Black-Eyed Pea and Smoked Ham Salad, from Roast Beef and Rosemary Mushrooms on Focaccia to Chocolate-Cherry Sundaes, this book is filled with soups and starters, mains and desserts -- all prepared in little time and with little effort.
Written in an easy style with readily available ingredients, Cool Kitchen is sure to be a refreshing addition to anyone's summertime cooking.

Cool Kitchen: No Oven, No Stove, No Sweat! 125 Delicious, No-Work Recipes For Summertime Or Anytime

Quick & Easy

William Morrow Cookbooks

Boiling water is practically the only skill required in this culinary neophyte's cookbook, which includes lip-smacking recipes for Oatmeal with Almonds, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Fusilli with Raw Tomato-Avocado Salad, and much more.

Just Add Water: Can You Boil Water? Then You Can Make 140 Deliciously Simple Recipes for Great Soups, Stews, Chicken, Fish, Pasta, Desserts, and More

William Morrow & Co.

Good news: Lack of time is no longer an excuse for not making dessert. Pastry chef and busy mom Lauren Chattman offers 110 foolproof desserts that can be put together in less than fifteen minutes.
These amazing desserts are created by someone who truly understands what it means to cook against the clock. Using quality ingredients and the best of convenience foods, Lauren shares her favorite professional tips and shortcuts, like how to turn wonton wrappers into sweet and crisp "shortcakes" and using crumb cursts instead of time-consuming pastry doughs for pies.
Instant Gratification features streamlined, refined versions of beloved classics: Plum Brown Betty, Blueberry-Walnut Crisp, and warm brownies and ice cream. When a spoonful of comfort food is in order, you'll find succor with Banana-Caramel Bread Pudding, Tea-Infused Panna Cotta, and Buttery Butterscotch Pudding. Company coming? In the blink of an eye, you can whip up Champagne Sabayon with Blackberries or Flourless Chocolate-Almond Cake. Bake sale tomorrow? Throw together some almost-instant Deluxe Four-Layer Bars. And when your sweet tooth really demands immediate satisfaction, there's an entire chapter with sweets that can be made and on the table in less than a quarter of an hour.
Every recipe features an equipment list so that no time will be lost fiddling in the kitchen looking for the right utensil. Instant Gratification is all about delicious desserts--and this book shows that it doesn't take long to make them.

Instant Gratification: No-Hassle Desserts in Just About No Time

Desserts

Summertime Cooking Was Never This Cool!
Tired of toiling over a hot stove in the sweltering summer heat? Give yourself a break with Cool Kitchen. Serving up more than 125 recipes without ever going near the oven or stovetop, author Lauren Chattman proves that a delicious no-cook meal of White Gazpacho, Smoked Mozzarella Sandwiches with Lemony Olives, and Peaches with Ricotta-Walnut Filling can easily delight, satisfy, and impress. From Such delicious appetizers, soups, and salads as Goat Cheese Wrapped in Grape Leaves, Chunky Artichoke Heart Spread, Black-Eyed Pea and Smoked Ham Salad, and Summer Minestrone to sandwiches spread with wonderful walnut butter and apricot jam or stuffed with smoked turkey, fontina, and arugula and lusciously light desserts like Chocolate-Cherry Sundaes and Spiked Watermelon Cocktails, this book is filled with recipes that are deliciously cool and innovative--all prepared in little time and with little effort. Complete with menu suggestions for all types of occasions, from cocktail parties and light lunches to barbecures and romantic dinners, Cool Kitchen is sure to be a refreshing addition to anyone's summertime cooking.

Cool Kitchen: No Oven, No Stove, No Sweat 125 Delicious, No-Work Recipes for Summertime or Anytime

Cooking Methods

The major new cookbook by the pioneer from Bread Alone, who revolutionized American artisan bread baking, with 60 recipes inspired by bakers around the world. At twenty-two, Daniel Leader stumbled across the intoxicating perfume of bread baking in the back room of a Parisian boulangerie, and he has loved and devoted himself to making quality bread ever since. He went on to create Bread Alone, the now-iconic bakery that has become one of the most beloved artisan bread companies in the country. Today, professional bakers and bread enthusiasts from all over the world flock to Bread Alone's headquarters in the Catskills to learn Dan's signature techniques and baking philosophy. But though Leader is a towering figure in bread baking, he still considers himself a student of the craft, and his curiosity is boundless. In this groundbreaking book, he offers a comprehensive picture of bread baking today for the enthusiastic home baker. With inspiration from a community of millers, farmers, bakers, and scientists, Living Bread provides a fascinating look into the way artisan bread baking has evolved and continues to change--from wheat farming practices and advances in milling, to sourdough starters and the mechanics of mixing dough. Influenced by art and science in equal measure, Leader presents exciting twists on classics such as Curry Tomato Ciabatta, Vegan Brioche, and Chocolate Sourdough Babka, as well as traditional recipes. Sprinkled with anecdotes and evocative photos from Leader's own travels and encounters with artisans who have influenced him, Living Bread is a love letter, and a cutting-edge guide, to the practice of making "good bread."

Living Bread: Tradition and Innovation in Artisan Bread Making: A Baking Book

Leader, Daniel

Avery

In his twenty-five years as Executive White House Pastry Chef, Roland Mesnier prided himself on creating a unique dessert for every special occasion, from elaborate State Dinners and formal receptions to smaller family gatherings and birthday celebrations. In Roland Mesnier's Basic to Beautiful Cakes, the author of the classic and comprehensive Dessert University shows home cooks how to create desserts that can be beautifully embellished to serve any occasion by using a small set of foolproof cake recipes. Hazelnut Ring Cake, for example, can be served on its own at teatime, as it was in the Reagan White House; or, with the addition of espresso-flavored whipped cream and a crown of caramelized phyllo, can become the memorable culmination of an elegant dinner party. Chocolate Dome Cake (one of the Carters' favorites) can be topped with raspberry glaze, served with Grand Marnier mousse, or spangled with berries. Blueberry Upside-Down Cake with yogurt sauce is a light treat for a long weekend morning; the cherry version, with its lattice of whipped cream, will delight children and adults alike, and the truly grand Peach and Spice Upside-Down Cake with Brioche "Peaches" is a show-stopping confection, elegant enough for the Clintons to serve to the chancellor of Germany and the prime minister of England. Even on the most important ocassions, Chef Mesnier believes that desserts don't have to be filled with butter and cream. Recipes like the wheat-free Carrot Cake, the dairy-free Orange Sherbert Cake with Glazed Oranges, and the low-fat Apricot Soufflé Cake with Apricot Grand Marnier Sauce satisfy guests with special dietary concerns but still meet Roland's exacting standards for taste and presentation. The easy-to-follow instructions for these time-tested recipes anticipate pitfalls and offer sensible suggestions for when it is worth to invest in high-end ingredients and equipment and when you can get by without them, and how to peel and slice fruit for the most attractive results. With Chef Mesnier taking you through every step of each carefully constructed recipe, you can be sure that your cakes will be delicious and spectacular every time. Soon you will have mastered the basic recipes and a few of the more advanced techniques, and you will be able to develop a repertoire of your own. like Chef Mesnier, you'll be able to tailor your desserts to the tastes of your guests or the spirit of a celebration. Whether the table is lit by tapers and laid with your best silver or you are serving a few friends Sunday supper in the kitchen, you will be able to create sophisticated mouthwatering desserts that your guests will remember for weeks to come.

Roland Mesnier's Basic to Beautiful Cakes

Mesnier, Roland

Simon&Schuster

Cookie swaps are joyful. Cookie swaps are social. Cookie swaps are hip yet old-school, trendy yet traditional. Cookie swaps are creative, inexpensive, DIY, and a great way to entertain. Cookie swaps are baking meets Stitch ’n Bitch, with newspapers, magazines, and websites―including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Better Homes and Gardens, Real Simple, Family Fun, Southern Living, Kraft.com, and Ed Levine’s Serious Eats―all writing about the trend. Cookie Swap! captures all of this and more in an idea-packed, slightly sassy guide. On the one hand, it’s all about the swap: when to swap (Christmas, of course, and other holidays, but also birthdays, bridal showers, graduation parties, PTA meetings, and fund-raisers―or just at your next book club meeting). And how to swap―with a planner, cookie swap math guide (so everyone gets the same number of cookies), ideas for invitations, decorations, containers, and then, when the crumbs have settled, how to make a keepsake. On the other hand, it’s all about the cookies. Lauren Chattman is a former professional pastry chef and baking writer who’s put together a knockout collection of more than 60 delectable, easy-to-make, simple-to-sophisticated recipes covering every kind of cookie―from crowd-pleasing favorites like Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies to unexpected treats like Flaky Cardamom Palmiers and Green Tea Sandwich Cookies with Almond Cream. Finally, the book ends with a chapter of drink recipes―such as Iced Irish Coffee, Mini Strawberry Milk Shakes and Juicy Sangria―because not every cookie wants milk.

Cookie Swap!

Workman Publishing Company

Everybody loves cereal. It doesn't matter if you're young or old. You probably have a box (or two or three) in the cupboard right now. Well, it's not just for breakfast anymore. Start thinking of cereal as your special secret ingredient!
In The Cereal Lover's Cookbook, the great American staple comes out of the kitchen cabinet and goes into delicious recipes for everything from baked goods and snacks to salads, soups, and main dishes. There are more than fifty homestyle dishes to choose from, such as mustard-dill salmon fillets with a crispy corn flake crust, jam-filled muffins with a Grape Nuts® streusel topping, blueberry parfaits with layers of Fruit Loops®, and even meatloaf made with Wheaties®. All of your favorite cereals are here—Cap'n Crunch®, Cheerios®, Kix®, Special K, and more—adding crunch and pizzazz to recipes that are easy to make and hard to resist.
The Cereal Lover's Cookbook is packed with practical information, such as how to store cereal and the best ways to crush it, plus all kinds of fascinating cereal lore, not to mention dozens of gorgeous color photos. The creative recipes also offer a great way to get kids to try their hand at cooking and to get picky young eaters to start eating different foods. After all, anything with cereal in it has to be good. This cookbook proves it!
Lauren Chattman (Sag Harbor, NY) is the author of several cookbooks including Mom’s Big Book of Baking (1-55832-194-2), Icebox Pies (1-55832-213-2), and Icebox Desserts (1-55832-271-X). She has sold over 20,000 books during appearances on QVC. Chattman’s recipes have appeared in Food &amp; Wine, Bon Appetit, the New York Times, Redbook, and Metropolitan Home, and she has developed over 500 recipes for The Cook’s Illustrated Complete Guide series. She is a graduate of the Professional Baking and Pastry Program at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School.

The Cereal Lover's Cookbook: Fun, Easy Recipes for Every Occasion, Made With Your Favorite Ready-to-eat Cereals

Cooking by Ingredient

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Mom's Big Book of Cookies: 200 Family Favorites You'll Love Making And Your Kids Will Love Eating

ReadHowYouWant

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