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!

Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!

The 300 Best Bread Machine Recipes cookbook is for people who love to make homemade bread, but use their bread machine to make it! The book was written by Donna Washburn & Heather Butt, published by Robert Rose.  ISBN: 978-0-7788-0244-0.  The book contains 480 total pages and includes 32 mouth-watering color photos.

This bestselling bread machine book features all the information you need about baking bread using older and new bread machine models. You’ll discover both traditional and innovative recipes, including low-fat, international and even gluten-free recipes.

Tips, techniques and handy glossaries make this the go-to book for novices & experienced bakers alike, while the new cover treatment reflects today’s sensibilities. Most recipes indicate different loaf sizes, so you can pick the one that suits your needs.

Chapters Include: New Era Breads, By Request, Lower-Fat & Flavorful, Healthy & Hearty Grains, Seeds & Nuts, Bagels & Sourdough, Rolls by the Basketful, From the Hearth, Holiday Celebration Breads, Dessert Anyone? and Beyond Breads. All of the recipes have been tested & retested (and tasted) to meet the highest standards of quality and appeal.

Some of the Recipes Included in the Book:

* Asiago Herb Loaf
* Chunky Chili Cornbread
* Carrot Lovers’ Poppy Seed Bread
* Maple Banana Flaxseed Bread
* Sourdough Pumpernickel Raisin Bread
* Braided Squash Crescent
* Raspberry Almond Streusel Coffee Cake
* Lemon Cake
* Plus many, many, many more!

My Thoughts: I love my bread machine and use it almost weekly. It is one of my small kitchen appliances that really gets a workout. With that said, I only had about 20 recipes for homemade bread and my family was getting tired of the same old thing. Well, until now!

This is a FABULOUS cookbook for those of you who have bread makers! I never knew there were so many different recipes out there. For the review, I decided to make the Hot Cross Buns recipe whichis on page 315 in the cookbook. Each recipe lays out the ingredients needed, the instructions for making the recipe and there are tips in the side margin to make things even easier. In addition, some bread recipes include some very cool and unique variations, like this one for Hot Cross Buns where you can turn it into California Hot Cross Buns by adding candied peel and dates.

Anyway, my Hot Cross Buns turned out fabulously and I have now made them two times! (sorry, forgot to take a photo). We are big BREAD eaters here in our home and I am always whipping up some homemade bread. I love the large variety of recipes in this book which are really easy to follow.

The 300 Best Bread Machine Recipes cookbook is truly…well, the BEST RECIPES! You can purchase this wonderful cookbook from Robert Rose and add it to your cookbook collection or purchase a few to give as gifts! Yeah!!!

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Disclaimer: Shelly has personally reviewed the product listed above. Shelly has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Shelly did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog. We are not responsible for injury or mis-use of any products won from the Two Classy Chics Blog. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering our giveaways. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook or Google+ in any way. Thanks!