Customer Reviews

Short & Sweet

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3 star:		(1)
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Easy to follow, delicious recipes for family and friends. Recommend it highly to seasoned cooks or beginners.

I was given this book as a gift. I particularly loved some of the cookie recipes --theytaste great and are so easy (and I have cookbooks in the thousands!) - great pudding cake and many of the fruit desserts are really wonderful. I've given two of these books to friends. Great for our busy life style --and even I (retired) need this quick!

If you love serving and eating wonderful desserts but don't have the time to toil over making something very time-consuming, this book is for you. Every one of the recipes can be made in 30 minutes or less, and lots of them look and taste as though you've spent hours in the kitchen. I made the almost-flourless chocolate cake pictured on the cover for a fancy dinner party recently, and every person at the table asked for the recipe. It was elegant-looking and downright decadently divine! I highly recommend this book.

Melanie Barnard is a sensible cook with a twinkle in her eye--or that's how it appears from this book. The recipes are practical and straightforward, easy to make and few require hard-to-find ingredients. But at the same time they are innovative and appealing, obviously written by someone who understands food and what pleases dessert lovers. Try this book. There are plenty of recipes for the sophisticated dessert lover as well as someone who likes things a little more down to earth.

This book covers desserts for all tastes. It is wonderful for the experienced cook or the novice. The recipes are failproof, tasty and easy to assemble, however the finished products are very impressive in presentation. The book offers selections from rich chocolate, to light fruit, to exotic gourmet desserts.

I was pleased with Melanie Barnard's Short and Sweet because it makes life so easy! For a quick but elegant finish to a meal, its a snap when you select a dessert from here. The ingredients are few, readily available and she's made combining them fun and creative.

I've decided that for certain special people in my life, this book is the next gift coming their way.

If you like simple, easy to follow recipes that are quick to prepare, this is the book for you. There aren't any hard to find ingredients and even a "non-baker" like myself can whip up these desserts.

A large number of recipes are presented in this book; you will find almost anything you are looking for, from cakes to custards to pies. I must say, however, that this is a family cook book. The simplicity of the desserts make them suitable for the kids, a family gathering, etc, rather than a formal event where you would like to prepare something extravagant. The recipes do call for alcohol and not many of them turn out as you would expect even if you follow the recipe to the letter. Some baking timings and temperature are inaccurate as well, so you have to use your own experience and judgement in that matter. A nicely done book over all with an introduction for every recipe. Few photos, though, if you are the type who likes to see the finished product before attempting your hand at it.

This book has delicious recipes which are simple to make yet will have your guests thinking that you've been baking all day. It's easy to read and follow - even for a fledgling cook like me!

This cookbook is the answer to every working household. I now can make dessert every night of the week if I want! They take less that 30 minutes and use ingredients I usually have on hand. It also covers a wide range of tastes!!!!