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Winter Reading: Cookbooks Count! Sweet Edition

Wishing you had the time to participate in Winter Reading (sjpl.org/winter-reading), but you're not sure how you'll fit it in during this festive time of year? Why not double up on your holiday feast preparations AND Winter Reading goals? Check out our diverse collection of recipe books. Every recipe you explore is a page turned in your Winter Reading adventure. Reading recipes is a delicious way to join in our Winter Reading program! We hope this list will inspire you to whip up something sweet this season. Note: This list is posted on behalf of our SJPL Staff Winter Reading Lead Paul Wilson, who curated and annotated each title.

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  • Mayumu

    Filipino American Desserts Remixed

    Balingit, Abi,
    Abi shares these cult-favorite desserts with Mayumu (which means 'sweet' in one of the 8 major languages in Philippines), an incredibly fresh baking book of 75 recipes for sweet treats, organized in chapters tied to where she discovered these…
    Book, 2023New York, NY: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow, [2023] — 641.86 Balingit
  • Cinnamon, Spice & Warm Apple Pie

    Over 65 Comforting Baked Fruit Desserts

    Delicious recipes for comforting, home-baked, rustic fruit desserts, from cobblers and crisps, to pies and strudels.
    Book, 2020London ; New York : Ryland Peters & Small, 2020. — 641.86 Cinnamon
  • The European Cake Cookbook

    Discover a New World of Decadence From the Celebrated Traditions of European Baking

    Nesteruk, Tatyana,
    In her debut cookbook, Tatyana draws on her family roots to take readers on a delightful baking journey throughout Europe to learn the stories behind each region's iconic cakes, flavors and techniques. With so much variety of rich, dense cakes and…
    Book, 2018Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing, 2018. — 641.8653 Nesteruk
  • Chocolate Desserts

    Over 100 Essential Recipes for the Chocolate Lover

    Chocolate is one of the most versatile ingredients in the kitchen. The most beloved of all sweet-related flavors, it is the only one that rightfully deserves the addiction signifier of z-holicy appended to it. Whether it be milk, dark, sweet,…
    Book, 2023Nashville, Tennessee : Cider Mill Press Book Publishers, [2023] — 641.86 Chocolat
  • A Jewish Baker's Pastry Secrets

    Recipes From a New York Baking Legend for Strudel, Stollen, Danish, Puff Pastry, and More

    Greenstein, George,
    George Greenstein has a gift for teaching home bakers to think, work, and bake like the pros with his evocative and tactile descriptions of baking. In A Jewish Baker’s Pastry Secrets, he crafts master dough recipes for Jewish holiday baking and…
    Book, 2015Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2015] — 641.865 Greenste
  • Inspired by the global "Subtle Asian" community, Modern Asian Baking at Home features exciting, contemporary Asian-inspired ingredients and techniques bakers of all levels will want to add to their repertoires.
    eBook, 2022Quarry Books, 2022.
  • French pastry sensation Cedric Grolet has brought out a new book of haute-cuisine pastry entirely devoted to flowers. Playing with colors, shapes, and ingredients, the chef finds flowers are an infinite source of inspiration. Discover more than 80…
    Book, 2022Levallois Perret Cedex, France : Ducasse Edition, [2022] — 641.865 Grolet
  • Classic Home Desserts

    a Treasury of Heirloom and Contemporary Recipes From Around the World

    Sax, Richard
    Presents a collection of classic, old-fashioned desserts, updated for today's tastes, with advice on kitchen equipment, ingredients, and cooking techniques.
    Book, 2010Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. — 641.86 Sax
  • Deliciously Vintage Baking & Desserts

    60 Nostalgic Recipes That Will Make You Feel Like a Kid Again

    Glass, Victoria,
    Enjoy a taste of simpler times with Victoria Glass' comforting baking recipes for all things retro and nostalgic. It's not hard to see why some cakes, bakes and desserts become classics, with family recipes handed down through the generations.
    Book, 2023London : Ryland Peters & Small, 2023. — 641.86 Glass