Baking and the Meaning of Life: How to Find Joy in 100 Recipes
Baking and the Meaning of Life: How to Find Joy in 100 Recipes
Biographical Note: Helen Goh was born in Malaysia and migrated to Australia at age ten. After studying psychology, she combined psychotherapy practice with a cooking career, becoming head pastry chef...
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Biographical Note: "Helen Goh is one of the most talented bakers and recipe developers in the world and she has not only created simply delicious bakes on these pages, but she has also put to words why baking is so essential." -- "Zoë François, New York Times bestselling author of Zoë Bakes Cookies"Review Quotes: "These are highly personal recipes from one of the world's top pastry chefs, and they're meant to be shared with the loved ones in your own life." -- "The Los Angeles Times, 33 of our Favorite Cookbooks of 2025"Publisher Marketing: Real Simple, Top 24 Cookbooks of 2025 Slate, 10 Best Recipes of 2025 The Los Angeles Times, 33 of Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2025 NPR, Favorite Cookbooks of 2025 The Washington Post, 14 of Our Favorite Cookbooks of 2025 In her hotly anticipated debut solo cookbook, Yotam Ottolenghi pastry chef and recipe developer Helen Goh draws on her rich multicultural heritage to deliver more than 100 of her favorite recipes No one knows the "why" or "how" of baking better than Helen Goh, recipe developer with Yotam Ottolenghi for more than a decade and co-author of New York Times bestselling books Sweet and Comfort. With the debut of her first solo cookbook, Goh shares her distinctive approach to baking informed by her multicultural heritage with 100 delicious desserts of all kinds as well as savory bakes. Drawing on her upbringing in Malaysia and Australia, her acclaimed work with Ottolenghi where she specialized in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavors, and even her active psychotherapy practice, Goh not only shares her favorite baking recipes, but also reflections on life, sharing how baking can bring us together and add meaning and joy to both significant and everyday moments. With recipes like Chocolate Tahini Cake with Sesame Brittle, Plum and Pistachio Bars, and Pandan and Coconut Chiffon Cake, and more shareable treats that offer both tried-and-true and creative flavors, this book is a celebration of community and pleasure through baking. Goh's Champagne and Blackcurrant Celebration Cake is perfect for a graduation party or New Year's Eve, and a batch of Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes or Red Plum, Almond, and Lime Baby Cakes for a charity bake sale could be small but powerful building blocks of connection and solidarity. All of her desserts are impressively sweet ways to celebrate milestones reached and connect with family and friends. After your sweet tooth has been satisfied, there are more than 15 savory baking dishes, from a Puttanesca Galette with Lemon Ricotta to Potato, Garlic, and Rosemary Focaccia. With inventive flavor combinations that showcase Goh's creativity, a wealth of time-tested bakes, and her philosophies on living and baking well, Baking and the Meaning of Life is a one-of-kind companion bakers will return to again and again to spread joy, one cookie, cake, or cheese puff at a time. |
Author: Goh, Helen
Publisher: Abrams Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2025-10-21
BISAC: Cooking|Methods|Baking|Cooking|Individual Chefs & Restaurants|Cooking|Courses & Dishes|Desserts|Cooking|Courses & Dishes|Pastry
Subjects: Baking|Desserts|Conduct of life|Cookbooks|Recipes
Weight: 3.02 lbs
ISBN: 9781419787621
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781419787621
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