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Sweet Magic: Easy Recipes for Delectable Desserts Hardcover – November 2, 2010

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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Ecco (November 2, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061928216
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061928215
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,157,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsSimple sweetness...sort of...
By wogan TOP 500 REVIEWER on January 14, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Michael Richard is a well respected chef, who has written this cookbook of desserts with some much needed common sense. For an experienced cook these will not be difficult recipes, for a beginner, they will need to concentrate on both the content, ingredients and preparation. However, Michael believes in using a microwave when possible instead of a double boiler, trying to simplify the creation process in that way and with some other techniques.

This are more than the 50 recipes. He writes of how he became a chef, about the making of desserts and of the ingredients. He also includes a bit about each recipe. He even did the illustrations; there are no photographs in the book.
The recipes usually take up more than one page, which is sometimes a pain when you are trying to follow directions; and the ingredients are printed in a light brown print which for some might be hard to read, hopefully it will not fade.
Our family loves his Haute-meal cookies - for those that think bacon improves anything, even a cookie, and then there is his pineapple coconut upside down cake; both fun to make and even better to serve. So if desserts are your goal, this might be a good book to add to your collection.
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4.0 out of 5 starsSimple but impressive desserts!
By Melody & Words on December 22, 2010
Format: Hardcover
This is an excellent dessert cookbook, just in time for the holidays!

Chef Richard intersperses his recipes with endearing anecdotes, cute drawings, and full-blown essays on his history with food and what he has learned from his unceasing experimentation. I particularly enjoyed his homage to microwaves!

I appreciate the chef's inventiveness and his willingness to incorporate nontraditional elements and techniques in his quest for efficiency and ease. I was particularly impressed by the value he places on flavor over sugar and fat. He constantly tries to improve flavor by limiting competing (and unhealthy) tastes.

Richard's classical French training, combined with his decades of experience as a chef in the United States, gives him a unique perspective on food. His contagious curiosity and good humor encourage any would-be cook to get in the kitchen and whip up something fantastic.

When I bake, I tend to find one recipe that I know works, and stick with it. Baking can be very complex, and, as Richard notes, a pastry chef can't taste his dish and add seasoning midway through like a savory chef can. But Richard doesn't rest on his laurels once he has found a good recipe; he constantly attempts to make that dessert better, tastier, and not quite so bad for you.

Michel Richard exhibits playfulness and a true passion for taste, flavor, and texture; I found myself laughing at his anecdotes and making notes of his efficient shortcuts. What's more, he has inspired me to stop playing it safe in the kitchen--the sign of a truly good cookbook!

For a full review, please visit my site, Melody & Words!
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating
By HR on August 31, 2016
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What was especially interesting is his discussion and comments about how he perceives food and ingredients, how he understands their functions, the complexity and depth of his process. Like getting to see inside his brain. Fascinating!
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1.0 out of 5 starsThe Kindle version sucks..
By C. P. Reay on September 25, 2014
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The Kindle version sucks... Horrid index... pagination is awful... no folios... impossible to use. DON"T BUY IT!!!! How do I get my money back?
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