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The Brooklyn-based pie shop was an instant sensation when it opened in 2009 for outrageously delicious, nostalgic-with-a-twist pies in flavors like salted caramel apple and lemon chess.
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Full title: Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts. "Her almond cake, a financier-type one that comes together in minutes in the food processor, is one I make constantly," he says. "It fully delivers on the 'easy' promise without turning out mediocre, over-simplified duds." Volger has made many of the book's recipes, and calls every single one a hit. "She has such a way of streamlining a recipe, technique, concept-to make it sound both logical and straightforward but also elegant and sexy and fun," he says. It's a baking and gifting favorite for Lukas Volger, recipe developer, editor, and cookbook author, most recently of Snacks For Dinner. Medrich also includes a section on "the dessert maker's basic pantry" in which she outlines the ingredients to keep in the pantry, fridge, and freezer-and all the desserts you can make whenever the mood strikes. With a range of recipes for puddings, pies, and cakes that come together quickly (plus over 100 recipes for no-fuss, no-bake treats) the book is a must for anyone with a sweet tooth who doesn't have the time to whip up elaborate sugary creations. She has two children deeply rooted in the ethos of small business culture and a husband (aka business partner/lifelong companion) whose love of a loaf of bread has amply sustained her, like Manna.The beauty of Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts is in baker Alice Medrich's recipes that are equal parts delicious and accessible. When the 2020 pandemic caused the widely beloved Manna Cafe to close, she turned once again to writing, grateful to bring her career full circle with this memoir-cookbook, the joyous result.īarb is a New York transplant who fell in love with Madison, Wisconsin, at first sight and lives here still. Then, for 35 years she welcomed guests to her inn and customers to her cafe and bakery, all the while cultivating recipes that helped define a community. Bringing the recipes to life is the story of how two people discovered a Madison they loved and their path to running two businesses that reflected their lives, passions, and values.ģ84 page softcover ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Barb Pratzelīarb Pratzel was a UW Journalism School graduate and science writer whose career took a decidedly sharp right turn into the world of bed and breakfasts, catering, and restaurants.
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With double-tested recipes for these and other beloved Manna Cafe specialties, plus detailed instructions and kitchen insights gained through decades in the industry, this book is for cooks of all skill levels. This combination cookbook-memoir caps off the shared career of a wife and husband whose talent for cooking and hospitality first delighted guests at the Collins House Bed and Breakfast, then attendees at catered events, and ultimately the cafe-goers who stood in lines out the door for their famous oatmeal pancakes, sticky buns, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and so much more. Here, the lives of patrons and staff intertwined, and the cafe became a home and crossroads for many. It was a community that evolved from 35 years spent nourishing customers with from-scratch bakery, creative meals, and a vibrant, welcoming space. A Memoir of Two Businesses, a Community, and the Food that Connected Them