Easybake Oven Gourmet (Paperback)

by David Hoffman (Author) "If you were a boy growing up in the 1960s, chances were good-even if you weren't particularly wealthy or spoiled your room was filled with..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
After forty years of creating sweet memories, the Easy-Bake Oven has gone gourmet! For the first time, twenty-six world-class chefs bring their years of training to the table as they create impressive new culinary masterpieces, all prepared using the Easy-Bake Oven. Even the most accomplished cook will get a kick out of these sophisticated recipes for making delectable baked treats and surprising savory appetizers! Do you long for the simple childhood days of playing with your Easy-Bake Oven? Adding water to the packaged mix...using the pan-pusher to carefully guide the tiny baking pan into the amazing, enclosed baking chamber...impatiently taking the gooey cakes and cookies out early, never quite able to let the batter finish cooking? Or were your youthful fantasies--like those of several well-known cooking personalities--thwarted because your mom refused to believe the oven could really bake tasty treats safely? This celebration of the classic working toy oven is guaranteed to conjure up fond memories and to leave you thinking, "My Easy-Bake Oven could make that?"

Featuring:
--Thirty-two spectacular, kitchen-tested recipes created by top chefs especially for the Easy-Bake Oven. Includes Rick Bayless's Chilaquiles with Roasted Tomato Salsa, Mollie Katzen's Carrot Kugel, Emily Luchetti's Pear Streusel Coffee Cake, Tom Douglas's Palace Olive Poppers, and Flo Braker's Almond-Raspberry Cake with White Chocolate and Cream Cheese Frosting.
--Rare Easy-Bake Oven memorabilia, an illustrated timeline of the toy's first forty years, plus never-before-seen anecdotes and personal photos from the recipe contributors!
--Six removable recipe cards with fabulous, full-color photos of delicious dishes such as Queso Fundido with Roasted Poblano Vinaigrette, Warm Kumquat and Date Sticky Toffee Pudding, and Roasted Quail Breast with Wild Mushrooms and Pomme Anna.

Includes recipes from: Rick Bayless, Mark Bittman, Erik Blauberg, Flo Braker, Clare Crespo, Tom Douglas, Rob Feenie, Bobby Flay, Gale Gand, Eleni Gianopolous, Martin Howard, Mollie Katzen, David Lebovitz, Emily Luchetti, Alice Medrich, Mary Sue Milliken, Cindy Pawlcyn, Caprial Pence, Guillermo Pernot, Colette Peters, Anne Quatrano, Amy Scherber, Rob Seideman, Art Smith, Walter Staib, Sherry Yard

About the Author

David Hoffman has worked in television for 22 years, as both a writer and a consultant for a number of series, and as an on-camera reporter covering trends and popular culture. His book Kid Stuff celebrated classic toys and has spawned an interactive traveling museum exhibition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762414405
• ISBN-13: 978-0762414406
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #318,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun But Not Friendly, May 7, 2003

By	Sharon Huston "software addict" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This --adult-- cookbook lots of b/w photos, short bios on the famous chefs, and lots of FROM SCRATCH recipes. (Unlike other Easy-Bake cookbooks!) The recipes are sophisticated and can contain ingredients like capers, Chineese cabbage, and Grand Mariner. It might be suitable for children with more refined tastes (the ones who eat more gelato than jello) to use with parent supervision. I've made a few of the recipes, and enjoyed the results. While I enjoyed the book I do have one major gripe -- all too often the authors have a recipe that reads something along the lines of "makes 12 cakes, cooked one at a time." Get real -- how hard would it have been for the publisher to scale the recipes? This isn't a big concern for adults, possibly, as we can just prepare one in the Easy-Bake oven and the rest in the conventional one, but I think an Easy-Bake cookbook should have been Easy-Bake friendly. If you're looking for a from-scratch child's cookbook try the Mommy and Me cookbook.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars score will depend on why you bought this book, December 7, 2006

By	mrs. dani (lexington, sc United States) - See all my reviews

if you want a book to show you how to make your own easy bake mixes for the fraction on the cost, this is NOT the book for you. buy the Baking with Mommy Cookbook: Recipes for Kid-size oven. (highly recommended)

this is a great book if you want to see the history of the oven and other really cool facts. the recipes are great for OLDER teens and adults. what kid really wants something with lobster in it? i got it for my kids when they get older. i thought it might be a neat thing to look through.
ok...i also wanted to hit the $25 mark for the free shipping.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better for adults than for kids, September 11, 2004

By	Parent of Two (Tri-Cities, WA) - See all my reviews

Having fond memories of my sister's Easy-Bake oven and being a fan of cooking shows, I enjoyed thumbing through the Easy-Bake Oven Gourmet. Being rather practical, I was glad that "Warm Memories" recipes from past Easy-Bake oven cookbooks were included; my kids and I are more likely to try those than the more complicated recipes created by the well-known chefs. I'd agree with an earlier reviewer that Kristen Joyal's Baking with Mommy Cookbook is a better choice for families who want delicious kid-sized oven recipes that are kid-friendly in terms of ease and taste.