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Indulge -- 100 Perfect Desserts

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By Cheri Sicard

Posted December 2nd, 2008

Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts
Author: Claire Clark ASIN: 1552859096 Binding: Hardcover Number of Pages: 240 Review Date: December 2nd, 2008 Publisher: Claire Clark, 2007 Price: $40.00

Review:

Dessert loving gourmets have something to celebrate with the release of Claire Clark's new book. The head pastry chef of Thomas Keller's famed Napa Valley restaurant The French Laundry, Clark has assembled 100 of her favorite dessert recipes. If you want to make a dessert that will WOW your guests make your reputation as a culinary force to be reckoned with, you couldn't find a better guide.

Clark's dessert are creative and sophistication, with surprising flavor combinations and artful presentations. Which is not to say you have to be an accomplished pastry chef to accomplish all of them. Many (like the one reprinted in our Related Recipes section below) are simple and easy to make, yet they still pack a powerful impact. Of course others take more time and commitment, but the results are always well worth it.

Recipes are clear and consise. Many include beautiful full color photos. With each dish, Claire includes her won recipe notes to help insure you get great results at home.

Recipe Chapters Include:
Biscuits and Cookies; Cakes' Pastry; Meringues; Custards and Creams; Desserts, Mousses and Jellies; Puddings; Ices; Petit Fours.

Sample Recipe
See the Related Recipes section below for Claire Clark's Fruit Fool recipes -- an easy to make fruit and cream dessert.

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