Books like Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz

An essential guide to artisan bread making, hailed as a New York Times bestseller.

Batman faces a brutal murder and a mysterious killer whale in Gotham City, forcing him to confront the city's most powerful and dangerous criminals.

The Essential New York Times Cookbook compiles over 1,000 timeless recipes from 150 years of NYT food journalism, updated and explained by Amanda Hesser, offering both classic favorites and practical guidance for every home cook.

Candace Nelson opens the recipe vault of America’s first cupcakes‑only bakery, offering 100 desserts, 50 signature Sprinkles Cupcakes, and recipes from celebrity friends.

"A collection of over 110 recipes for sweets, baked goods, and confections from superstar chef Yotam Ottolenghi. Sweet is entirely filled with delicious baked goods, desserts, and confections starring Ottolenghi's signature flavor profiles and ingredients including fig, rose petal, saffron, orange blossom, star anise, pistachio, almond, cardamom, and cinnamon"--

A romance novel set in Montana featuring a surgeon who struggles with emotions and a therapist dog's love for his patients.

The Swenson clan is gathering for the annual cookie exchange at The Cookie Jar -- and you're invited! The recipes in this book include luncheon favorites as well as baked goods of all kinds-- some never before published! Get ready to warm up the kitchen, and bring these irresistible flavors into your very own home!--

What does it take to perfect a flawless éclair? A delicate yet buttery croissant? To pipe dozens of macarons? The answer is: an intimate knowledge of the fundamentals of pastry. In The Art of French Pastry award-winning pastry chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, cofounder of the renowned French Pastry School in Chicago, gives you just that. By teaching you how to make everything from pâte à choux to pastry cream, Pfeiffer builds on the basics until you have an understanding of the science behind the ingredients used, how they interact with one another, and what your hands have to do to transform them into pastry. This yields glorious results! Expect to master these techniques and then indulge in exquisite recipes, such as: brioche, napoléons / Mille-Feuilles, cream puffs, Alsatian cinnamon rolls / chinois, lemon cream tart with meringue teardrops, elephant ears / palmiers, black forest cake, beignets, as well as some traditional Alsatian savory treats, including: Pretzels, Kougelhof, Tarte Flambée, Warm Alsatian Meat Pie. Pastry is all about precision, so Pfeiffer presents us with an amazing wealth of information—lists of necessary equipment, charts on how ingredients react in different environments, and the precise weight of ingredients in grams, with a look at their equivalent in U.S. units -- which will help you in all aspects of your cooking. But in order to properly enjoy your "just desserts," so to speak, you will also learn where these delicacies originated. Jacquy Pfeiffer comes from a long line of pastry chefs and has been making these recipes since he was a child working in his father's bakery in Alsace. Sprinkled with funny, charming memories from a lifetime in pastry, this book will have you fully appreciating the hundreds of years of tradition that shaped these recipes into the classics that we know and love, and can now serve to our friends and families over and over again. The Art of French Pastry, full of gorgeous photography and Pfeiffer's accompanying illustrations, is a master class in pastry from a master teacher. - Publisher.

BraveTart is a celebration of classic American desserts. From down-home delights like Blueberry Muffins and Glossy Fudge Brownies to supermarket mainstays such as Vanilla Wafers and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, these meticulously tested recipes bring a renowned pastry chef’s expertise into your home kitchen. Describing myths, origins, and (often surprising) transformations, each recipe is both deliciously easy to follow and placed within it's historical context alongside vintage advertisements. From chocolate chip cookies that predate the Tollhouse Inn to prohibition-era ice cream sodas and floats, Bravetart is a beautiful assortment of nostalgic bakes. Photography by Penny De Los Santos.

Cake pops are candy-covered little cakes on a stick, which vary from decorated balls to more ambitious shapes such as monkeys, baby chicks, ice cream cones, and a variety of holiday designs. This book provides step-by-step instructions to make cake pops, including tips for presentation, decorating, dipping, coloring, and melting chocolate. What's cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop, of course! Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (aka Angie Dudley) has turned cake pops into an international sensation! Cute little cakes on a stick from decorated balls to more ambitious shapes such as baby chicks, ice cream cones, and even cupcakes these adorable creations are the perfect alternative to cake at any party or get-together. Martha Stewart loved the cupcake pops so much she had Bakerella appear on her show to demonstrate making them. Now Angie makes it easy and fun to recreate these amazing treats right at home with clear step-by-step instructions and photos of more than 40 featured projects, as well as clever tips for presentation, decorating, dipping, coloring and melting chocolate, and much more. - Publisher.