Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Café Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories [Hardcover]

Leslie Mackie (Author), Carol Field (Foreword), Cleary Andrew (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 2003

Nationally known chef Leslie Mackie opened Macrina in 1993 as an artisan bakery and lunch spot. News of this exciting eatery spread quickly through Seattle and beyond, making Macrina an American favorite. This lavishly produced cookbook offers the same dishes, developed from extensive research and travel, found at Macrina. More than 100 recipes range from a classic Rustic Potato Loaf or Raisin Brioche Twist, to a delectable Raspberry Cinnamon-Sugar Bread Pudding with Nectarine Compote, to a tantalizing variety of lunch items, including Butternut Squash and Apple Galette, and Salmon Paillard on Mixed Greens with Mustard Vinaigrette. The book features a special holiday section, and gorgeous duotone photographs capture the setting, its people, and its inspiring displays of breads, pastries, and breakfast and lunch fare.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (September 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570613729
• ISBN-13: 978-1570613722
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #682,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but not a coffee table book---very helpful, October 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Café Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories (Hardcover)

As a cooking student, this book is helpful, not too fluffy with photos. It explains the care and feeding of dough starters, and how to make crusty breads at home (different than in a commercial kitchen a little). There are great non-bread recipes for salads, brunch items,soups, gnocchi, biscotti. Haven't tried many of them yet but so far, so good, money well spent, and I'm sure it will inspire recipes for my workplace.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great bread recipes, November 22, 2003

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Manya "manya7" (Beaverton, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Café Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories (Hardcover)

The porcini mushroom loaf is just the bread for a melted fontina sandwich. Recipes were clear, user-friendly and delicious. Not sure I would do the breakfast bread pudding again (with sausage, cranberries and goat cheese), but there are many other wonderful recipes to try. Best of all, visit Macrina in Seattle and eat for yourself! I used to stop in on the way to work or on the way home for bread; it is always a treat.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breads, pastries, sweets and savories, January 12, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Café Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories (Hardcover)

Leslie Mackie opened the Macrina Bakery & Cafe in 1993, specializing in hearth-baked artisan loaves and rustic European pastries. An expert baker, Leslie Mackie's recipes have been featured in Bon Appetit, Sunset Magazine, and The New York Times. Now, with the assistance of Andrew Cleary, Leslie Mackie has drawn upon her expertise to compiled the Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook showcasing her favorite breads, pastries, sweets and savories. From Guatemalan Hot Chocolate Bread; Raspberry Cinnamon-Sugar Bread Pudding with Nectarine Compote; Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake; and Lemon Chess Tart; to Sour Cherry Shortbread; Gingerbread Crepes with Citron Ricotta, Cranberry Compote & Vanilla Syrup; Tuscan Tomato & Fennel Soup with White Beans; and Steamed Chocolate Pudding Cake, Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook is a gourmet's delight and very highly recommended for personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections.