As you all know…I absolutely love to cook, bake, do home canning and well…just be in my kitchen! Over the past 25 years, I have amassed an extensive cookbook collection and today, I am adding another book to it!
Title: 150 Best Desserts in a Jar by Andrea Jourdan
Pages: 248 pages with 24 color photo pages
Publisher: Robert Rose Books
ISBN: 978-0-7788-0435-2
Suggested Cover Price: $24.95 US/Canada
Book Synopsis: Whether it’s a beveled antique jar you’ve picked up at a flea market or that classic Mason jar at the back of your kitchen cupboard, any jar is a sparkling, creative & beautiful way to prepare and serve divine desserts. All of the sublime recipes are single-serving treats, which makes them the perfect ending to your next family meal or dinner party. They’re so charming & pretty, they make the perfect gift, and they stay fresh & travel well.
The “From the Fridge” section includes all your favorite ingredients, such as fruit, chocolate, Jell-O and creams. The “Warm and Comforting” chapter offers custards, cakes and bread puddings. The “Deliciously Different” chapter features innovative and inspired recipes.
Serving and sometimes preparing the desserts in a jar lets you get creative. You’ll discover useful information on choosing the right type of jar, along with helpful baking tips & techniques. The two-dozen color photographs provide all the inspiration you need to make your next dessert an event.
About the Author: Andrea Jourdan has spent over 25 years in Europe honing her skills when it comes to both traditional and modern cuisine. Andrea has published several cookbooks and is also a food writer, a television personality, and an innovator of web gastronomy. She lives in Quebec, Canada.
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Shelly’s Thoughts: This is a large (7″ by 10″) sized soft-cover cookbook that has gorgeous foodie photos inside! Seriously, those photos just make my mouth water and my tummy growl. Each recipe includes an ingredients list, directions and a helpful recipe preparation tips list. All of the ingredients required to make these recipes are readily available, nothing that you need to mail-order.
You will find recipes like: Apple & Green Peppercorn Crumble, Kiwi & Strawberry Flan, Burnt Orange Creme Brule, Blackberry Mont Blanc, Tropical Fruit Terrine, Chocolate Tapioca, Cold Strawberry Orange Soup, Peach & Mango Parfait, Cherry Berry Smoothie and many more!
As someone who does a lot of homemade cooking, this book is a home cook’s dream! I have no problems coming up with the main course for our family dinners, but often times, I struggle with what to make for dessert. This wonderful cookbook totally solves that problem for me and there are many desserts to choose from. Some are really simple and others a tad bit more complicated…but you and I can easily master them! In addition, I can make most of these desserts ahead of time and give them as gifts if I wanted to!
Overall, I give this new cookbook a 9 stars out of 10 stars on my cookbook rating scale. I only deducted 1 star as I would love to see more delicious photos! Overall, a fabulous addition to my large cookbook collection!
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