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Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey

Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth By Jill O'Connor
Photographs by Leigh Beisch

8-3/4 x 8 in; 168 pp ; 30 color photographs
Paperback
Published in July, 2007
ISBN 081185566X
ISBN13 9780811855662

$22.95  

Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey -- Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Soufflé Cake . . . Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding . . . Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies . . . Giant Coconut Cream Puffs . . . Here's a collection of desserts that gives more than 75 sticky, chewy, messy, gooey reasons to stock up on napkins. In addition to each sugary favorite, the author has included simple techniques and tools to help home cooks recreate each decadent treasure again and again. Sprinkled throughout are tips on using phyllo dough, toasting nuts, and making a heavenly ganache, so every over-the-top treat tastes as irresistible as it sounds. For the serious sweet tooth, pour a tall glass of milk and get ready to bite into all that's Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey!

Graduate of the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London, Jill O'Connor has authored Phyllo, Easter Treats, and Simple French Desserts. She lives in Coronado, California.

Leigh Beisch is a San Francisco-based photographer. Her work has appeared in Irish Puddings and Gentlemen, Start Your Ovens.

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"The recipe, from Jill O'Connor's lusciously photographed Sticky Chewy Messy Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth (Chronicle), balances cool coffee ice cream with the warming flavors of rum and Kahlua, making this gooey treat appropriate for all kinds of weather." —Imbibe, March/April 08 Issue