French Desserts

They’re all sweet, they’re all delectable, and they’re all homemade. Hillary Davis celebrates her favourite homemade French desserts, plus regional specialties with an ode to Italy, Spain, Germany and Switzerland. She includes easy recipes for making after-dinner special coffees and dessert liqueurs, as well as a chapter that provides basic foundations for pastry cream, Chantilly, crepe (crepe) batter, tart dough, almond paste, dessert sauces, French butter cream, among others. Recipes include: Chambord-Glazed Dark Chocolate Tart, Lime Yogurt Loaf Cake with Sugared Lime Drizzle, and Roasted Pineapple with Thyme Honey Ice Cream. AUTHOR: Hillary Davis, food journalist, cooking instructor, and writer and creator of the popular food blog Marche Dimanche, is a long-time food columnist and restaurant critic for New Hampshire Magazine, and her work has been featured in many national and international magazine and website articles. She is also the author of Cuisine Nicoise and has been a food and travel lecturer on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruise lines. She lives in New Hampshire. Steven Rothfeld is a world-class photographer specializing in luxury imagery. His book credits include ‘The Tuscan Sun Cookbook’, ‘Bringing Tuscany Home’, ‘Simply French’, ‘In the Shade of the Vines’, ‘Entrez’, ‘The French Cook: Sauces’, and ‘Hungry for France’. He divides his time between destinations throughout the world and his home in Napa Valley. 100 colour photos