They’re all sweet, they’re all delectable, and they’re all homemade.
Hillary Davis celebrates her favorite French desserts, plus regional specialties with an ode to Italy, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland. Her focus is on creating homey comfort food that French people make for themselves. The book is divided into chapters focusing on specific types of desserts, with recipes for quick fixes and those with longer preparation times. You will find cakes, cookies, tarts, candies, puff pastry, waffles, crepes, and more.
Recipes include such treats as: Giant Break-and-Share Cookie, Chocolate on Chocolate Tart with Raspberries, Tart Lime and Yogurt Loaf Cake with Sugared Lime Drizzle, and Peach Melba with Muddled Vanilla Ice Cream.
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. Please visit www.stevenrothfeld.com.
