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Looking for that unusual cake to make your child's birthday extra special? FamilyFun Birthday Cakes is filled with recipes that will surely be the highlight of any occasion. From mermaids to fire trucks, horses to sunflowers, and ladybugs to treasure chests, these goodies are certain to take the cake. With more than 50 recipes, and easy step-by-step instructions, FamilyFun Birthday Cakes is the perfect resource for planning the ideal centerpiece for any birthday party.
Customer Review
The Australian Women's Weekly has produced an excellent series of recipe books and this one contains the best recipes from all of them. This has to be the bargain cookbook of the year.
It has over three hundred and sixty recipes, offering the best in main meals, snacks and sundries which range from pastas and pizzas to savouries and soufflés, crepes and confectionery to quiches and liqueurs.
Recipes come from all over the world. There are favourites old and new, simple and homely or simple and sumptuous. There is plenty to appeal to the vegetarian and the carnivore, the savoury lover and the sweet-toothed, the slimming and the less slimming - the cakes and desserts are mouth-watering. But why single them out? All these recipes have already, quite rightly, been singled out and are delicious.The various ingredients splattered across its pages are testimony that it is the most indispensable book on my kitchen shelves.
However, what I like most about it is the brevity and hence simplicity of the recipes. Any fool is almost guaranteed success.
Best Recipes from the Weekly ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)
SMOOTHIES ARE SWEEPING THE NATION... They're creamy, fruity, delicious, quick and easy to make, and most important-they're good for you! Blending ingredients such as fresh fruit, creamy yogurt, and silky soy milk, smoothies are nutritionally sound drinks that taste just like ice-cream shakes. Cherie Calbom, aka The Juice Lady, now brings you the most comprehensive book ever on this sensational snack. A nutritionist and renowned author, Cherie will show you how to make scrumptious smoothies that will make you feel great! Here are simple and tasty recipes for: € Fabulous fruit smoothies and shakes € Healing smoothies that help fight the flu, hangovers, infections, jet lag, even aging skin € Perky pick-me-ups for pregnant women and new parents € Yummy-and healthy!-ice pops for kids of all ages € Party and coffee-break pleasures € Workout and bodybuilding drinks. With easy charts that analyze calorie, fat, protein, and vitamin content, this guide will give you tips on choosing fruits and veggies, preparation, cleanup, storage, and more. Now you and your family can drink all the nutrients you need-and enjoy! THE ULTIMATE SMOOTHIE BOOK DRINK TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH WITH SMOOTHIES LIKE: € Immune Booster. Carrot, fresh pineapple, and chunk ginger juiced with mashed sweet potato, raw cashews, and ice. The perfect antidote for anyone who's "under the weather." € Arabian Nights and Sweet Dreams. Take soy milk, sesame butter (tahini), and grated citrus peel. Add banana and fresh orange. Flavor with vanilla and enrich with lecithin. You'll have an exotic, mineral-rich dessert. € Wild Berry Bright Eyes. Mix blueberries, blackberries, and raspberry extract with Wild Berry Zinger ice cubes, then blend in soy milk and honey. It's a creamy, colorful smoothie that's great for your eyes-and your taste buds. € Carbo Power Pack. Pour tangy apple juice into a blender along with yogurt, fresh blueberries, frozen peaches, and other ingredients. Flavor with almond and vanilla extracts. Ideal energy on any sports day. € Orange Coconut Creamsicle-in-a-Glass. Cut oranges into chunks. Add milk of choice, grated coconut, vanilla, honey, and ice. Here's a calcium-rich drink that's yummy-and the kids will love it! € Berry Christmas Smoothie. Combine one sweet apple, cranberries, and creamy low-fat yogurt. Garnish with a sprig of mint or strawberry for a yuletide treat that's also food for your bones.
Over the years, New York Times cookbooks have won fans for their wide and winning recipe range. The New York Times Seafood Cookbook, edited by New York Times food writer Florence Fabricant, upholds the tradition, offering more than 250 recipes for nearly 100 kinds of fish and shellfish, presented alphabetically, from anchovies and barnacles to squid and yellowtail tuna. Additional chapters treat caviar and smoked fish and mixed seafood dishes, such as bouillabaisse, gumbos, and noodle preparations. The recipes come from contributors including chefs Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, and Fabricant herself.
From a vast recipe selection, dishes like Malaysian-Style Ginger Crab with Chile Sauce, Saucy Scallops with Spicy Bacon Corn Relish, and Roasted Cod with Niçoise Vinaigrette typify the "modern" dishes, while Corn and Lobster Chowder, Southern Fried Catfish and Hushpuppies, and a particularly nice seafood paella, exemplify more traditional fare. This is food that works for many occasions and that most readers can prepare pleasurably. Particularly useful, however, is the book's introductory material, which presents a wide range of topics--on today's expanded seafood market, environmental concerns, and acquaculture, among them--in concise, up-to-the-minute form. The usual rules concerning shopping, portion size, cooking techniques and the like are here too, but receive particularly sensible attention. (The wise shopper, says Fabricant, knows how to substitute one species for another when the market lacks a planned-on choice, finding substitutes that behave similarly in the pan to unavailable types.) The book's alphabetical organization (each entry also features a species "profile") allows readers to find specific information without hunting. Illustrated with color photos, the book offers truly useful information as well as that wide recipe range, as welcome now as ever. --Arthur Boehm
Is there anyone who doesn't relish the creamy delight of cheesecake? Most of us think that delicious cheesecake is only available in a restaurant or our favorite bakery. However, what if some of your concerns, such as it's too much work, too difficult and it requires too many ingredients, could be dispelled?
The 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes contains dozens of delectable cheesecake recipes, each more luscious than the last. Explore delightful recipes from the Flavored and Vanilla, Fruit or Nut chapters. Also featured is a wonderful variety of no-bake cheesecakes along with an inventive selection of savory cheesecake recipes. There is also a wide array of chocolate-inspired creations. With wonderful recipes and important tips and techniques needed to bake a perfect cheesecake, 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes will appeal to novice and experienced bakers alike.
Here are just some of the luscious cheesecake recipes: Blue Ribbon Cheesecake, Toffee Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce, Fresh Cherry Cheesecake, Peanut Brittle Cheesecake, Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Cheesecake, Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake, Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake, Creamy Crab Cheesecake, Lemon Soufflé Cheesecake
- 125 delicious and innovative cheesecake recipes - Easy no-bake recipes - 16 color photographs - Baking tips & techniques for the perfect cheesecake - For the novice and experienced baker
