The Chocolate Snowball: and Other Fabulous Pastries from Deer Valley Bakery

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Summary: Everyone's Favorites Included
Review: An Exquisite Book! The photos,layout,recipe format are superb. The recipes are easy to follow and explicit. The chapter at the end is most helpful. I have recommended this to several others. A very successful undertaking, Lettie. Congratulations to you and Robbie

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Summary: A coffee table cookbook that teaches how to bake.
Review: Have you admired the desserts in restaurants, on magazine covers, or made by someone else, but thought to yourself-I could never make that? I wrote Chocolate Snowball with you in mind. Every fall I train rookie bakers for the ski season at Deer Valley and my book is full of helpful hints and tricks from years of nurturing bakers through the learning curve. I include a detailed glossary about ingredients and techniques and important advice in each chapter introduction. Also, I rate each recipe with symbols just like the ski trails, from Easier to Expert, so you can choose a according to your abilities and time--if you are a beginning baker, start with the Easier recipes. If you have been to Deer Valley in Utah's Rocky Mountains, you may remember the Deep Powder Carrot Cake. Try baking this cake, or McHenry's Frozen Lemon Meringue Pie or the Jumbo Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. Or just enjoy reading--the sidebars and anecdotes will tickle your taste buds and memories at the same time. I love Chocolate Snowball's attractive blue "sparkling snow" cover. The gorgeous photos make it a "coffee table" cookbook. I chose the food shots to illustrate particular recipes and there are also sketches clarifying specific techniques such as how to crimp a pie crust or how to make leaf decorations out of pie pastry. Whether you are a beginning baker, or an experienced pastry fan, or someone that just loves to curl up with a good cookbook, I wrote Chocolate Snowball for you. May you enjoy every reading and baking minute.

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Summary: A coffee table cookbook that teaches how to bake.
Review: Have you admired the desserts on pastry tables, on the cover of a magazine or as a guest in someone's home, but thought to yourself-I could never make this. I wrote Chocolate Snowball with you in mind. Every fall I train rookie bakers for the ski season at Deer Valley and over the years I have witnessed mistakes, answered questions and nurtured many bakers through the learning curve. My book is full of helpful teaching hints and tricks. I include a detailed glossary explaining about ingredients and techniques. Each chapter introduction has pertinent advice. I rate each recipe with symbols just like the ski trails, from Easier to Expert, so you can choose a recipe according to ease of preparation. If you are a beginning baker you will want to start with the Easier recipes. If you have visited Deer Valley Resort in Utah's Rocky Mountains you may have tasted the Deep Powder Carrot Cake or McHenry's Frozen Lemon Meringue Pie or some of our Jumbo Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. You can make these recipes at home or just enjoy reading about them. The sidebars and anecdotes will tickle your taste buds and memories at the same time. I love Chocolate Snowball's bright blue cover of sparkling snow. This attractive cover, along with the other gorgeous photos, make it a "coffee table" cookbook. I chose the food shots to illustrate particular recipes-two for each chapter. I also include line illustrations to clarify specific techniques such as how to crimp a pie crust or how to make leaf decorations out of pie pastry. Whether you are a beginning or experienced baker, a fan of my pastries or one that just loves to curl up with a good cookbook, I wrote Chocolate Snowball for you. May you enjoy every reading and baking minute.

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Summary: Great gift for the family baker
Review: I bought this book for my mother as a gift. Before she even made her first dessert, she read the book cover to cover. She said she enjoyed the friendly manner in which it was written. My mother has been baking for 35 years so I trust her judgment. She has told me it's the best dessert cookbook she's ever seen. Highly recommended as a gift.

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Summary: Very tasty book!
Review: I live in the same town as this author, and have experienced first-hand her delectible creations. Not only are these recipes extraordinary, they are makable and edible. True gourmet without requiring ingredients from unknown Mediterranean villages. It is very difficult to bake at 7000+ feet, and these work (each recipe has altitude instructions if necessary). Amazingly, I emailed Letty for help with cream puffs (not in the book; mine were collapsing--not only did she return my email, she offered to taste-test them. Top notch chef, person, book. If live at altitude and love refined sugar, you need this book. Wherever you live, this book will not disappoint.

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Summary: More than Desserts & Pastries
Review: In addition to being a beautiful book, it is packed full of fun and great tastes. We are using the Chocolate Snowball recipe (individual servings) as the finishing touch on a special New Year's Eve dinner for 100. According to my partner, Letty Halloran Flatt has caught the spirit of the skier/baker, which most can only aspire to. Congratulations, Letty - it's a hit!

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Summary: More than Desserts & Pastries
Review: In addition to being a beautiful book, it is packed full of fun and great tastes. We are using the Chocolate Snowball recipe (individual servings) as the finishing touch on a special New Year's Eve dinner for 100. According to my partner, Letty Halloran Flatt has caught the spirit of the skier/baker, which most can only aspire to. Congratulations, Letty - it's a hit!

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Summary: High altitude modifications!
Review: Not only are the recipes wonderful, directions for the appropriate adjustments to make for high altitude are given--and they work!

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Summary: Fabulous Baking Fun
Review: This gorgeous book has not only good recipes but is fun to sit down and read. You learn a lot about baking at high altitudes and it's almost like visiting Deer Valley. The sidelight comments are informative and friendly. My favorites: Grougeres, Blueberry Galliano Cheesecake, Carrot cake and Oatmeal Rosemary Scones and the twisted Sourdough bread (white and wheat together).

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Summary: Fabulous Baking Fun
Review: This gorgeous book has not only good recipes but is fun to sit down and read. You learn a lot about baking at high altitudes and it's almost like visiting Deer Valley. The sidelight comments are informative and friendly. My favorites: Grougeres, Blueberry Galliano Cheesecake, Carrot cake and Oatmeal Rosemary Scones and the twisted Sourdough bread (white and wheat together).