The Smart Baking Cookbook: Muffins, Cookies, Biscuits, and Breads (Newmarket Jane Kinderlehrer Smart Food Series) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Jane Kinderlehrer (Author)

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Product Description
Ideal for entertaining at home or in the backyard, at informal buffets, kids' parties, or fancy dinners, Vegetarian Entertaining with Friends offers mouth-watering appetizers, tantalizing main dishes, and delectable desserts. Included are wine and drink selections as well as gluten-free and/or dairy-free dishes. 8 pages of color photos.

About the Author
Simon Hope is the chef/owner of Food for Friends restaurants in England, renowned for imaginative and satisfying vegetarian food and menus.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 295 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; 1 edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557042810
• ISBN-13: 978-1557042811
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #670,672 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The healthiest and best tasting, June 18, 2002

By A Customer

I've never done this-write a review. But someone gave this book only 2 stars, and that really bothers me. The author's other baking books, now almost impossible to find, were very highly rated, and rightly, and this one is the best of them all-and comprehensive.
Oh, yes, there are a few ingredients you'll need to buy at a health food store. BUT, well worth the trip.
Bake up a batch of her wonderful muffins, and watch your kids devour them as mine did. I made a batch of the apple pecan, by choice, to start my family off on a cross-country trip-they are special.
The cookies are unbelievable. The baked goods too.
There are many ideas for substitutions, and many ideas for those special needs-like diabetes, coronary artery disease, allergies (the wheat-free, egg-free, sugar-free, low-fat, etc.) AND everything not only tastes good, but also is good for you, loaded with nuts, seeds, whole grains, fruits, vegetables....
Easy to follow instructions, flawless recipes. Delicious results, for those of us who don't eat white bread. For those who do, expand your horizons.
Really, this book is a stand out in health-oriented baking-I should know, I've bought them all. I can promise you two things: one, you will not like every recipe, some you won't even try; and two, you will love most of the recipes and find yourself making them again and again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, healthy, easy, October 21, 2008

By	Carolina (Tucson, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Smart Baking Cookbook: Muffins, Cookies, Biscuits and Breads (Jane Kinderlehrer's Smart Food) (Paperback)

This is a great book. You'll find a variety of good recipes for healthy muffins. You don't need butter or refined sugars to make a good tasty muffin, and the recipes in this book prove that. I don't agree about the reviewer who says that the recipes are not easy or the items obscure. Certainly they are not the very common ones. I have a large taperware in the fridge with the different ingredients the recipes call for, and that's it, I have always the supplies at hand. Then you just mix the ingredients and voila! I recommend a health food store to buy the ingredients you need, one that sells bulk. You'll find there most of the things you need. And certainly the muffins will be still ok if you mix one ingredient or substitute it, not big deal. I highly recommend this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Tasty, Healthy Baking, August 6, 2008

By	HiSissa (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Smart Baking Cookbook: Muffins, Cookies, Biscuits and Breads (Jane Kinderlehrer's Smart Food) (Paperback)

This book is one of the best out there in helping create healthy (and still very tasty) baking. The instructions are clear and the results are top-notch. Of course, when you are going to bake nutrient-packed muffins or cookies, a trip to the healthful store might be required (duh!), since sadly, at most regular supermarkets, you can only find sugar, sugar and more sugar. Bottom line, if you want to bake yummy treats and keep it healthy at the same time ... this is the book.