Delve into the sinfully delicious world of sweets and treats from Nashville’s signature dining spot.
“Southern hospitality begins and ends with dessert” in Huntsman’s (Sky High: Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes, 2007) sophomore foray into the world of cookbook writing. From her Arkansas Sweetly Spiced Apple Crumb Pie straight to the Brownie Bread Pudding, the author’s table of contents alone is pure sweetness for sugar aficionados—and the book does not disappoint in its execution. Readers are carried back to a simpler time of back-porch community picnics and “throngs of family and friends for untold summer socials” where the “queens of cobblers” reigned. Like learning to bake with your great grandmother, Huntsman guides readers step-by-step through some of the most treasured dessert recipes of the South. The book is clean and unfussy, and the author's recipes can provide absolutely lip-smacking results for those brave enough to tackle such intimidating feats as latticed pie crusts and melting chocolate. Alternately, those looking to dispose of last night's leftovers should hold off until they've got their hands on the recipe for Huntsman's Chocolate Mashed Potato Cake. The author also includes helpful baking tips, such as what to do when you’ve run out of self-rising flour, “a Southern staple,” and how to get “truly professional results” when cutting bars and brownies. Not only are the recipes mouthwatering, they usher in the warm sentimental goodness that can only result from home-baked joy.
Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-1-57965-434-4
Page Count: 232
Publisher: Artisan
Review Posted Online: July 27, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 2011
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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