Synopses & Reviews
An incredible collection of recipes just for avocado lovers If you love avocados, but don't know what to do with them other than serve them with tortilla chips, this is the perfect cookbook for you. With its buttery texture and subtle flavor, the avocado pairs well with meat and seafood, makes a great topping for burgers and salads, and adds a wonderful creaminess to dips, sauces, and even desserts. Absolutely Avocados presents delightfully delicious new ways to use avocados in breakfasts, lunches, salads, snacks, and plenty of the ways you haven't even imagined.
But this is more than just a book of avocado recipes; it's also the first cookbook from renowned blogger Gaby Dalkin. Displaying her fresh and simple cooking styleand#8212;a mix of California casual with a healthy dose of Southwestern flairand#8212;Gaby's recipes are ideal for anyone who loves avocados or just scrumptious meals.
- Features 75 to-die-for recipes like Crab and Avocado Quesadilla and Avocado and Tuna Ceviche
- The first book by popular food blogger and avocado expert Gaby Dalkin
- Illustrated with gorgeous full-color photographs from acclaimed food photographer Matt Armendariz
- Includes an introductory section that describes common varieties of avocado and includes foolproof advice on cutting, storing, and picking ripe avocados at the market
If you love avocados and fresh, delicious meals, this is the ideal cookbook for you. Absolutely Avocados serves up a wide range of recipes that get the most of out of this popular, but under-used food.
Review
"Gaby brings so much life and love into everything she prepares. Her recipes are a great go-to for any occasion!" --Jessica Simpson
Synopsis
Is it a cake? Is it a cookie? With such deliciously soft and sweet cream-filled snacks, does it matter? The Internet is abuzz with recipes and stories of whoopie pie folklore, while customers everywhere are descending on bakeries in droves demanding these delectable treats.
This adorable volume the only cookbook devoted entirely to whoopie pies features more than 40 mix-and-match recipes, including the classic chocolate with marshmallow cream and a range of bright flavor combinations such as red velvet, green tea, pumpkin with a tangy cream cheese filling, and oatmeal with, yes, maple-bacon buttercream.
With a puffy cover as soft as cake, plenty of color photos and hand-drawn illustrations, dozens of DIY decorating instructions, fun facts and baking tips, Whoopie Pies will make a welcome addition to any baker's bookshelf.
Synopsis
The only avocado cookbook ever from a major publisher, with 80 bold and delicious recipes using the beloved superfood.
About the Author
Sarah Billingsley is a western Pennsylvanian who didn't get enough whoopie pies as a kid. She now lives in San Francisco.
Amy Treadwell was born in Massachusetts and raised on a steady diet of whoopie pies and franks and beans every Saturday night. She lives in San Francisco.
Antonis Achilleos is a New York-based photographer.