Staff Pick
Hand-drawn illustrations and gorgeous watercolors by Dutch food stylist and cookbook author Yvette Van Boven highlight her wonderful sense of style and dream-worthy recipes. Gluten-free, sugar-free, lactose-free, and wheat-free recipes and adaptions make this a perfect addition to anyone’s library, be they beginners or more advanced bakers. Recommended By Kim T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Food stylist and cook Yvette van Boven has offered delicious seasonal recipes in Home Made, Home Made Summer, and HomeMade Winter that highlight the fresh produce available throughout the year. In her much-anticipated follow-up, Home Baked, she celebrates the art of baking.
Complete with her signature illustrations and scenic photographs of Ireland and Paris, Home Baked is a beautiful collection of van Boven's favorite baked goods—warm bread from the oven, sweet banana bread, a gooey cinnamon and caramel pull-apart loaf, rich chocolate cake, shortbread cookies, and more. And alongside these beautiful images of delicious treats, van Boven provides step- by-step instructions for how to make them in your own home. And she leaves no one out -- working with different types of flours (including gluten-free) so there is something for everyone to bake. Her inviting voice, easy-to-follow recipes, and beautiful photographs make Home Baked a staple for every kitchen and lovely enough to show off in other rooms as well.
Review
"Flipping through the pages feels a bit like stepping into a fantasy land, one with jars and jars of citrusy-tomato mayonnaise awaiting crab cakes and stacks of powdered sugar-dusted ultimate puffy pancakes (topped with crème fraiche and berries in lieu of syrup)." LA Weekly
Review
"In the last two years, she has published three cookbooks, Home Made, Home Made Winter and Home Made Summer, that exemplify the indie spirit: They're filled with her illustrations and do-it-yourself recipes, like hand-cranked ice cream, from-scratch mustards and Dutch-style beef sausages and croquettes." Food and Wine
Review
"Think of van Boven as the activities director of your own culinary summer camp...Home Made Summer is a happy book, fun to look at, fun to read. It's downright frivolous, in fact. And that's what summer is all about." New York Times Book Review
Synopsis
Home Made and Home Made Winter blew readers away with their stunning packages, delicious recipes, beautiful photos, step-by-step instructions, and hand-drawn artwork throughout. Now, in Home Made Summer, Yvette van Boven takes the same signature approach and presents her absolute favorite recipes for spring and summer. Inspired by her childhood in Ireland and her frequent sojourns in France, van Boven has created a collection of recipes that will truly inspire you to step into the kitchen. Using seasonal ingredients, such as freshly picked apples and berries, delicate summer lettuces and fresh herbs, she presents recipes for Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch, Snacks, Beverages, Appetizers, and Dessert.
About the Author
Yvette van Boven is the author of the critically acclaimed Home Made, Home Made Winter, and Home Made Summer. She is a freelance food stylist and recipe writer and runs a catering business with her cousin in Amsterdam. She also illustrates books and magazines. Van Boven splits her time between Amsterdam and Paris.