Modern Baking: A Foreign Affairs Mystery

This is a gorgeous book. I do like Donna Hay and her recipes. When I visit my daughter in Australia I always make sure I buy her monthly magazine that is issued over there as it is just full of the most lovely stuff. The first section in this book is Chocolate and I just drooled over the pages - chocolate and maple banana cake, white chocolate and amaretti cake. Fig and chocolate truffles (I am making these for Christmas) there are so many imaginative recipes and the instructions are simple and uncomplicated and accompanied by beautiful photographs. There are quick and easy recipes here as well and the feeling is that this is a book which can be used by most competant bakers and cooks. It is not high brow or pretentious in any way. All recipes are, as in all cook books these days, given in metric and no imperial measures and I always find this sightly irritating. But that is my only criticism of a beautiful book. I dislike the word ‘accessible’ as i think it is over used but everything in this book is. A treat to read even if you never cook anything from it!

Receitas incríveis, fotografia do livro linda e todas as receitas têm fotos. Perfeito!!

Muchas de las recetas son realmente aplicables. Incluso considerando los ingredientes, se pueden tener buenos resultados con los sutitutos adecuados. Las fotos son hermosas y las descripciones precisas. Gran adición a la biblioteca de cocina!

Questo libro è bellissimo (grafica, copertina etc) e le ricette ottime come praticamente tutte quelle di Donna Hay che seguo da anni. Non do 5 stelle solo perché ci sono volute 3 settimane per averlo oltre all’ulteriore ritardo rispetto alla consegna prevista.

This is a beautiful cookbook, full of recipes I will bake. There are different sections of flavors. Also, there are "quick" recipes in each section which I find quite lovely. The book is beautifully written and photographed- drool-worthy! I have over a thousand cookbooks and this one I am sure will be a favorite.