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Debbi Fields Great American Desserts

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About Debbi Fields Great American Desserts

Product Description A lavishly illustrated companion book to a new PBS series beginning in September 1996 includes more than forty basic recipes, plus many variations, for such treats as Banana Pudding with Chocolate Sauce and Brazil Nut Brownies with White Chocolate Drizzle. TV tie-in. 200,000 first printing. Tour. From Publishers Weekly Fields, of the Mrs. Fields' cookie chain, knows the kinds of desserts Americans like: rich, familiar and frequently chocolate. Eschewing the honorific in her third cookbook (after Mrs. Fields' Cookie Book and Mrs. Fields' I Love Chocolate Cook), which is being published simultaneously with the appearance of a PBS TV series of the same title, she covers expected family favorites, including layer cakes, pies, icebox desserts and cookies. Chocolate remains the most favored flavor, especially in such "signature" recipes as Debbi's Devil's Food Cake, Debbi's Chocolate Cream Pie, Debbi's Fudge Mousse, and Debbi's Flourless Fudge Brownies. Fields describes herself as "almost incapable of resisting the temptation to add extra ingredients." This proclivity leads to some excess, as in Peanut Butter, Fruit, and Nut Bars, the recipe for which includes a pecan-chocolate crust topped with peanut butter, chocolate chips, peanuts, almonds, apricots, dates and coconut. More appealing are simpler recipes such as Georgia Peach Butter Cake, Lemon-Berry Bars, Sweet Potato Pie and White Chocolate Bundt Cake. Throughout, recipes are clearly presented and often accompanied by illustrative photos, although discussion of technique is limited. 200,000 first printing; first serial to Family Circle; author tour. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Bluestein and Morrissey are the authors of The 99% Fat-Free Cookbook of Appetizers and Desserts (LJ 2/15/96) and The 99% Fat-Free Cookbook (LJ 4/15/94), among other titles; this time around, they're indulging themselves. True, they do include a chapter of Healthy Cookies (low-fat, sugarless, and/or gluten-free), but there are dozens of recipes for such treats as Cappuccino-Filled Hazelnut Sandwiches, Three-Layer Brownies, and Macadamia Florentines. Instructions are particularly clear, and there is also a section on holiday cookies, from Christmas to Passover to Halloween. Highly recommended. Debbi Fields is Mrs. Fields of cookie shop fame (see Mrs. Fields Cookie Book, LJ 8/92); she has appeared often on the TV Food Network, and this book is the companion to a new PBS series. She offers lots of rich desserts, both her versions of classic favorites such as Coconut Cake and Banana Pudding and her dressed-up, more extravagant variations, such as Lemon-Cream Coconut Cake or Chocolate Banana Pudding. The recipes sound delicious, and her TV show will only increase her popularity. Recommended for most collections. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist A familiar name among cookie lovers (and cookie bakers) widens her bakery repertoire in this companion to a PBS television series slated for September. Although she includes a selection of scrumptious cookie and brownie recipes, her real focus is on bigger sweet treats. There's much that practiced bakers will find familiar, but Fields adds her own special touch. There's also lots that will seem new, with all recipes accompanied by step-by-step instructions that even novice bakers should be able to follow. Filled with butter, egg yolks, and chocolate, these sweets aren't for the nutrition conscious, but reserve room for this on the shelf anyway. Stephanie Zvirin From the Publisher As the founder of Mrs. Fields' Cookies, author of two bestselling cookbooks, and host of The Dessert Show, Debbi Fields has had plenty of opportunity to perfect her treat-making skills. In Debbi Field's Great American Desserts, the companion book to the twenty-six-part public television series, Debbi selects forty of America's best-loved desserts, teaches you how to make them perfectly every