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The Comprehensive, Must-Have Resource for Today's Baker from former pastry chef and award-winning baking expert Abby Dodge. The Everyday Baker is the ultimate resource for anyone who likes, loves, or lives to bake. This definitive collection serves as a delicious roadmap through a baker's sweet and savory kitchen and includes over 176 foolproof, innovative recipes all featuring must-know tips and techniques, comprehensive instructions, 80 stunning photographs of the finished dishes, and almost 1,000 step-by-step photographs designed to revolutionize the home baking experience to help bakers of all skill levels bake with confidence and authority. So go ahead and roll up your sleeves, pull out the flour, heat up the oven, and get ready to wow your family, friends, or even customers with the best dessserts and baked goods of your life.
About the Author
The Short StoryA former pastry chef, Abby Dodge is a widely respected baking expert as well as a popular food writer and instructor. She studied in Paris at La Varenne and worked under superstars Michel Guerard and Guy Savoy specializing in pastry. She has held editorial posts at Parents and Woman's Day, and has contributed to over seven dozen special-interest publications, blogs and websites focusing on baking and family cooking. She studied in Paris at La Varenne and is the author of nine cookbooks, including Desserts 4 Today, a viral sensation, and The Weekend Baker, an IACP Cookbook Award Finalist. Abby is currently a contributing editor at Fine Cooking magazine, where she has been on the masthead since its first issue in 1994 as the founding test kitchen director. Abby's recipes have also graced the covers of Bon Appetit magazine. She's a regular guest on TV and radio, including guest hosting duties on Martha Stewart Living Radio. Her tenth book, The Everyday Baker ~ The Comprehensive, Must-Have Resource for Today's Baker is available for order. For more information about Abby, her cookbooks, blog and videos, please visit her website (www.AbbyDodge.com) or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter (@abbydodge) .The Longer StoryWhat began as a love for baking at a young age, developed into a passionate and successful career for Abby Dodge. A widely respected, award winning, international acclaimed expert in baking and cooking for both kids and adults, as well as a popular food writer, instructor and media personality, Abby has a simple mission: To streamline baking and cooking for home cooks of all ages. Abby's stress-free strategies and simple techniques for busy people have garnered awards, rave reviews, and a loyal following because ".. despite her serious experience, her approach is relaxed and realistic."--Publishers WeeklyAbby began cooking and baking as a young girl at home in New York and Connecticut. She studied in Paris at La Varenne and later worked under superstars Michel Guerard and Guy Savoy, specializing in pastry. She has held editorial posts at Parents and Woman's Day, and has contributed to over six dozen special-interest publications focusing on baking and family cooking. Abby is currently a contributing editor at Fine Cooking, where she has been on the masthead since 1994. She founded the magazine's test kitchen, has written and contributed to over eighty articles to date, and serves as the magazine's guru for all things baking. Her recipes have also graced the covers of Bon Appetit magazine. Abby's practical advice, recipes, and tips continue to be picked up by myriad consumer magazines, websites and, TV and radio programs.In addition to her regular blog postings, Abby shares her baking life on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She's a regular guest on TV and radio including guest hosting duties on Martha Stewart Living Radio. desserts. She lives in the C
