Customer Reviews

Desserts (Best of Martha Stewart Living)

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I bought this book for my husband's aunt and am now buying a copy for myself - I already tried one recipe and aside from the fact that the brownies burned around the edges, they were delicious. The beautiful photos are inspiring. My complaint? Martha seems to consistently omit ingredients from her recipes - later writing a note in the next mag issue, apologizing for the omission. I question as to why the oven temp was so high for this recipe so buyer beware - double check all the ingredients and watch that oven!

I'm sorry I bought this book. There are definitely better dessert books out there. This one is beautiful to look at but there isn't enough explanation to the recipes and it gets confusing. I don't have time for recipes to fail, so I've given up on this book and gone back to my favorites, Maida Heatter and Richard Sax.

I adore Martha Stewart and agree with the first reviewer who said she's the greatest cook, seamtress and gardener. As a wife, mother and homemaker with a huge garden, Marhta's books have improved my life in so many ways. This one is no exception. The photographs are beautiful and the recipes absolutely delicious. Anyone who loves desserts won't regret buying this book!

I have tried several of the recipies with great success. The BIG problem that I have with this book is the text font size. The text is so small that I have to use a magnifying glass just to make out the ingredients. This makes it somewhat laborious and therefore not one of my favorite cookbooks

Hi, I'm an 18 year old teen age boy who loves Martha Stewart. All of her ideas are very good and this book is nothing less. Martha is the greatest cook, seamstress, and gardner! Plus so much more. I Loved this book and you will too, that is if you like desserts!

I also made the brownies. They also burnt. Who bakes brownies at 400 degrees? Made no sense, but I thought. . .well the picture looks so good. I tried a few other recipes as well and the ingredients/quantities/temperatures are off. Do not waste your money on this book.

Great book,pictures are vivid, and it came just as they as described,new and quick.

The recipes aren't translating well to the home cook.

the recipes had hard to find ingredients, and they werent very good in my opinion,

The following books are better in my opinion:

The Lady & Sons Just Desserts: More Than 120 Sweet Temptations from Savannah's Favorite Restaurant, Somersize Desserts, Unbelievable Desserts With Splenda: Sweet Treats Low in Sugar, Fat and Calories.

I especially liked some of the low fat desserts because I do not want to get fat like Martha.