Perfect cakes, lighter in fat and calories, yet full of flavor? You're not dreaming; you've discovered Enlightened Cakes. Award-winning baker Camilla Saulsbury has crafted more than 100 unbeatable cakes that range from the old-fashioned to the sophisticated to the innovative. For example:

*Caramel Apple Bundt Cake
*Tangerine Chiffon Cake with Fresh Berries
*Plum Crumble Cake
*Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
*Warm Pear & Walnut Cake
*Wildflower Honey Cheesecake
*Brown Sugar Pound Cake
*Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Cake
*Citrus-Scented Olive Oil Cake
*Tennessee Jam Cake with Brown Sugar Fudge Frosting
*Guinness Gingerbread
*Dulce de Leche Layer Cake
*Mayan Chocolate Cupcakes
*Mocha Cupcakes with Epresso Meringue
*Fresh Ginger Cheesecake

And that's but the tip of the fork...

All of the recipes are well-tested, include complete nutritional analyses, and follow enlightened eating guidelines, including no more than 10g of fat per serving and whole grain flour in many of the recipes.

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Puff pastry is the royalty of pastries—crisp, flaky, and especially light, it literally rises to any occasion. And although preparing homemade puff pastry is a labor-intensive process, Puff Pastry Perfection shows that a package of frozen puff pastry sheets makes the magnificence of puff pastry accessible to home cooks everywhere.
Puff Pastry Perfection has eliminated the guesswork. At a cost of less than four dollars, one 17.3-ounce package from a grocer's freezer section delivers two perfect puff pastry sheets, prerolled and ready to use in recipes ranging from the first course to the last.
Oh, the enchanting creations that await! Frozen puff pastry can be used to quickly and easily render classics such as napoleons, cream puffs, strudels, turnovers, palmiers, mille-feuille, and French tarts. It can be twisted into appetizer sticks, cut into tartlet shapes, used as a quick pie or quiche crust, folded over savory appetizer fillings, molded over casserole fillings to create one-step pot pie "lids," or rolled and sliced into elegant, but oh-so-easy recipes.
Puff Pastry Perfection is more than just another collection of baked goods. It is a burst of extraordinary flavors that surprise and delight, along with foolproof instructions to make home cooks into baking heroes.
The result? How about portobello napoleons, wasabi shrimp puffs, dried cherry and almond baked brie, or spicy cumin cheese straws for starters? For supper consider chile relleno quiche, puff pastry po' boys, pizza bianco with prosciutto, arugula and parmesan or chipotle and cheese beef pot pie. Next, the sweets: miniatures such as ginger-lime sugar twists, southern pecan crisps, fresh mango napoleons, and puff pastry cinnamon rolls, all perfect for teatime or an anytime nibble. And finally the grand desserts: from lemon-blackberry cobbler to chocolate-walnut strudel to caramel apple dumplings, there's a sweet treat for every taste and occasion....

Flavors worth splurging for with little effort. Readily available ingredients. Perfect results time and again. These are the principles behind No-Bake Cookies.

It may be a surprise to learn that some of the best-tasting cookies and bars can be made without turning on the oven. No magic is involved, just a few time-honored techniques for producing irresistible goodies while the kitchen—not to mention the cook—remains cool. With an assortment of cereals, crushed graham crackers, cookie crumbs, butter, nut butters, cream cheese, and chocolate (and some delicious options for adding flavor such as dried fruits, nuts, toffee, coffee, vanilla, spices, and more), no-bake cookies are a matter of mere minutes in the making.

The recipes in No-Bake Cookies are a boon for busy home cooks with a penchant for sweet treats. They make "first time" cooking fun for kids, too. Even the youngest of children can help with measuring and stirring the ingredients while Mom, Dad, or big brother handle more demanding tasks such as chopping nuts and melting butter on the stovetop.

Most people are familiar with Rice Crispy treats, peanut butter bars, and chocolate-oatmeal no-bakes. No-Bake Cookies expands the horizon with such mouth-watering treats as Maple Praline Drop Cookies, S'Mores Clusters, Quick Caramel Delightfuls, Mixed Fruit, Seed & Nut Energy Bars, PB&J Bites, Maui-Wowie Macadamia Bars, Irish Creamy Mousse Bars, Key Lime Squares, Butterscotch Pudding Bars, Blackberry Mascarpone Bars, and dozens more.

So whether one is looking for a fun-time treat for the kids, a healthy snack for the lunchbox, a dreamy chocolate indulgence, or a creamy-cool summery icebox bar, a recipe from No-Bake Cookies cookbook always fits the bill....

With Enlightened Soups in hand, home cooks have more than 150 quick, delicious, and innovative soup options from which to choose. From new takes on classics like Butternut Squash Soup with Sage & Thyme and Seafood Cioppino, to innovations like Moroccan Chicken Soup with Chickpeas & Lentils and Roasted Vegetable Minestrone, Enlightened Soups is filled with choices for any day of the week, any time of the year.

The recipes are straightforward and well-tested, the ingredients commonly available, and the techniques geared toward the home cook; further, all of the soups follow well-recognized "enlightened" guidelines for healthy eating, with no more than ten grams of fat per serving, and plenty of superfood ingredients. In other words, each recipe is as good for you as it is good to eat.

For ever-pleasing soups that are equally at home in the dining room or the kitchen, home cooks need look no further than Enlightened Soups for fast, healthful, delicious soup. Soup's on! Includes 30 small color photographs.

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