Dulce Tentacion or Handbook of North European Garden Plants

Dulce Tentacion

Author: Maria Villegas

This book of desserts, the first by the Colombian chef María Villegas, aims to provide alternative versions of the recipes usually employed in the art of French pastry-making –with new flavors, colors, forms, ingredients and techniques. The result is a collection of 69 novel desserts which, based on classical recipes but also inspired by the cultures of places as diverse as Latin America and Asia, incorporates exotic and daring taste combinations – apple and saffron, fennel and peach, cherries and Roquefort, jasmine and corn syrup. It thus broadens the culinary possibilities of any cook, whether amateur or professional. This cookbook offers a detailed, step by step explanation of the procedures needed to faithfully reproduce each dessert that it features. It is worth noting, in this respect, that in many cases the main recipe involves the separate preparation of several components which may then be combined to produce the conventional dish but may also be employed independently, thus multiplying the possibilities for your table. The final presentation of each dessert, which not only reflects its delicious flavor but the sensuality of its textures, forms and colors, is skillfully portrayed in the photos taken by the distinguished English photographer Matthew Leighton: they turn this book into a veritable work of art. An easy to use cookbook that is a pleasure to read, with dishes that are a delight to eat.
 

La chef colombiana María Villegas aspira a ofrecer versiones alternativas de lo aceptado en el arte de la pastelería francesa, en cuanto a sabores, colores, formas, ingredientes, y técnicas. El resultado son recetas novedosasinspirados en culturas tan diversas como la latinoamericana o la asiática, ampliando las posibilidades culinarias del ejecutante.

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Handbook of North European Garden Plants: With Keys to Families and Genera

Author: James Cullen

This book provides a means for the accurate identification of over 190 families and 2220 genera of flowering plants cultivated out-of-doors in gardens in north-west Europe and in other geographical regions with a similar climate, including parts of North America. The text is an abridged version of The European Garden Flora, published in six volumes, and consitutes a handy single volume digest that considers families and genera, but not species. A key to all the families is provided and for each of the families, a key to the genera within it. Scientifically rigorous descriptions of families and genera follow, including information on the number of constituent genera or species, and details of geographical distribution. Illustrations of genera from most of the major families are included to aid accurate identification.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations; Introduction and acknowledgements; Keys and descriptions; Glossary; Index.