false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175741978m/553754.jpg 553754 5 <I>Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts</I> is a very fine book of last courses from energetic three-star Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay, expertly marshaled for the domestic kitchen by Roz Denny. Ramsay's imagination is obviously caught by the sweet course: he expends a great deal of innovative thinking to it with fascinating results. He is inclined to roast his fruit, for example, caramelizing it for greater intensity of flavor; or he might deep-fry it, as in the elegant and fantastically nonchalant Fruit Tempura. Asian flavors appear in ethereal dishes like the Thai Rice Pudding with Coconut and Lemon or Banana and Passion Fruit Sorbet. Cheesecake is light and flavored with pumpkin. Proper homage is paid to comfort food, with recipes for Bread and Butter Pudding (Ramsay makes his with a baguette and laces it with Baileys Irish Cream) and Steamed Toffee, Banana, and Pecan Pudding. The chocolate recipes are particularly fine, with a Chocolate Mocha Tart standing out. <I>Just Desserts</I> is also an excellent primer of patisserie techniques; its explanations and illustrations of the standard syrups, pastes, sponges, and pastries of the restaurant kitchen, here translated into domestic terms, are particularly lucid. The professional mysteries of the mousse, the parfait, the bavarois, and the various manifestations of the meringue are made wonderfully clear. <I>--Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk</I> 540983 2001 Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts total:12|5:2|4:5|3:5|2:0|1:0| 12 45 24 1 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 16:12:37 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 12:25:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 09:22:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 09:22:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 04:53:52 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 04:53:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 13:56:59 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:56:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 08:28:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 08:28:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 15:25:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 15:25:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 16:23:42 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 16:23:50 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 02 08:06:48 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 08:06:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Dec 07 20:42:24 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 20:42:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 11 23:24:52 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 23:24:52 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 15 08:14:56 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:14:56 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jun 30 13:22:11 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 13:22:11 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 07:27:51 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 07:27:51 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 07:27:32 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 07:27:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Mar 11 11:59:11 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 11:59:20 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 29 09:27:46 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 09:27:46 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 06 11:49:49 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 06 11:50:08 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 06 11:49:34 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 06 11:50:56 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Tue Oct 23 04:46:04 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 04:46:04 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Sep 25 12:36:56 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 12:36:56 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=553754