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Summary: Gained 5lbs just looking through this wonderful little book
Review: I'm not sure which is more beautiful: The recipes, the full color pictures, or the married mother of three boys who is the author of Elegantly Easy Creme Brulee and other Custard Desserts. Debbie Puente has put together 70 of her favorite recipes of creme brulee variations that are not just for dessert. Recipes include: Eggless Creme Caramel; Roasted Red Bell Pepper Creme Brulee; Roasted Sweet Garlic Creme Brulee; Ginger Chili Creme Brulee; Sweet Corn Creme Brulee; Stacked Banana Creme Brulee Tostada with Cajeta; White Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Creme Brulee; Chocolate Mint Creme Brulee and Classic Creme Brulee. Some non-creme brulee recipes include: Rice Pudding Arroz Duce Style; Apple Brandy Custard Sauce; Croissant Pudding with Whiskey Sauce; Graham Craker Chocolate Cups and Easy Chocolate Bowls. I have only two problems with this book. The first is that it has broken my cardinal rule by having a few of the recipes require turning of the page to get to the final parts and there are just not enough recipes. The recipes are easy to follow and have all ingredients readily available at most food stores. The book contains several pages of tips and techniques as well as pages of basic information to get even the novice cook to be able to make these wonderful creations. The mouthwatering photographs by Brian Leatart and Rob Outwater enhance this small book to where I think I gained 5 pounds just looking through it.
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Summary: WONDERFUL addition to the cookbook collection
Review: If you LOVE Creme Brulee and want to make it yourself - this is a great cookbook! This book is very small - and fits nicely on my cookbook shelf.
The recipes: From the classic creme brulee to the more exotic recipes including Fruit or Liqueur variations of creme brulee. I've already tried the classic recipe and it is wonderful.
There are some other "unique" creme brulee recipes, but that just opens the door to try new and creative ways of making creme brulee (example: Sweet Corn creme brulee or the Red Bell Pepper Creme Brulee).
The book also includes a section on cooking methods, equipment needed, ingredients, etc to make it easier for the novice.
Overall a great book and a great gift for a Creme Brulee lover! If you buy it as a gift - you may want to include other items to go with it such as the Williams Sonoma Creme Brulee kit complete with the torch and small dishes for serving. I believe you can buy all those separately on Amazon.com as well.
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Summary: Good Book, Great Pictures
Review: It was a very good book that presents a number of fine examples on Creme Brulee. The photos are great, and the recipes seem easy enough to follow.
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Summary: Even a non-cook can make these elegant desserts
Review: Saw Debbie Puente on Howie Mandel Show and Martin Short Show, I'd bought the book but hadn't tried the recipes. After seeing how easy it looked, I tried to make creme brulee myself. I not only succeeded, I got rave reviews. For a non-cook, this is amazing. The trite expression is true, "If I can do it, anyone can." (And even the fat-free variety tastes fantastic.)
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Summary: My all time fave dessert finally gets the treatment
Review: Thank heaven for Ms. Puente and her idea to share with the world the secrets of creme brulee. I love this book, have made many of the recipes, and will tell as many people as I can about it. Why pay $8-$11 dollars for it in a fancy restaurant when for the same money, you can buy her book off amazon and make it yourself? Buy this book if you love creme brulee.
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Summary: This book is really 5 years old?
Review: The author was a bit ahead of her time with the popularity of creme brulee being at an all time high in the U.S. (The pub date is 1998.) I had creme brulee for the first time just a few weeks ago. I had heard of it, but had no idea what it was. I came home, did a internet search, found the book, and also found out it's such an easy dessert to make at home.
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Summary: Easy to make and wonderfully delicious
Review: The book is filled with many tempting desserts. I have made two so far. The classic creme brulee recipe and the recipe for flan. Both were outstanding and incredibly easy to make. The creme brulee was a hit at a recent dinner party. The guests could not believe the dessert was homemade. I highly recommend this book for even the most novice cook.
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Summary: popular--and a big mystery... until now
Review: The most popular dessert in New Orleans (after bread pudding) is creme brulee custard. I have to admit that I had absolutely no idea what was in it or how it was made until I saw the author of this book on the Howie Mandel Show. After viewing the show, I found the book and the little butane torch at Williams-Sonoma, and the same evening, I made my first batch. I was amazed at how easy it was. There is one flaw in the book however and that is that Ms. Puente doesn't adjust cooking times for deeper set ramekins. Where she said my custard should be set in "40 to 50 minutes" actually took more like 60 to 70 minutes, perhaps even longer. For this, I deduct a point in my rating of this book. Other than that, everything else was perfect, including her opinion that using plain old white sugar makes a good topping. Tom Simmons Sr., New Orleans
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Summary: AbSoLuTeLy WoNdErFuL!!! by Cyndi Hansen
Review: The other reviewers have really said it all, but I just want to add my "2 cents." The pictures are so gorgeous, you don't think that you could ever produce anything that wonderful looking, and then you find out that, not only can you, but the desserts that you make, following these easy instructions, are truly the best you've ever tasted! Amazing!
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Summary: Fabulous book! Easy, Easy, Easy!
Review: The other reviewers have really said it all, but I just want to add my "2 cents." The pictures are so gorgeous, you don't think that you could ever produce anything that wonderful looking, and then you find out that, not only can you, but the desserts that you make, following these easy instructions, are truly the best you've ever tasted! Amazing!
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