Gratins: Savory and Sweet Recipes from Oven to Table

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Summary: Amazing Breath of a Gratin Collection
Review: Crunchy top with a creamy constrasting creamy and soften underneath, this describes "gratin."

They can be savory or sweet --- appetizer, dessert, sidedish or main course -- they can be in many different containers -- with many different toppings, yet the result is there --- crunchy top with creamy, soft under.

One is astounded when this gorgeous paged beauty is turned, with its luscious photos and breathtaking array of diverse toppings and fillings. While most of the time we think of gratin in sense of the classic potato gratins or vegetable gratins, this leads us further into "Gratineed Grapefruit"; "Artichoke Crowns Stuffed with Saffron-Scented Crab" (yummy to the max!); "Butternut Squash and Pecan Gratin with Goat Cheese"; "Green Apple, Yukon Gold, and Sweet Potato Gratin"' "Halibut Gratin with Coconut Sauce"; "Tangelo Custard Gratin"; "Gratineed Strawberry Sabayon."

There is helpful section on techniques, equipment, sources/

This is fun cooking, both to try this impressive collection, and to use as thoughtstarters for one's own gratin creation.