FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY A blazingly funny, heartfelt memoir from the daughter of the larger-than-life woman who ran Sticky Fingers Brownies, an underground bakery that distributed thousands of marijuana brownies per month and helped provide medical marijuana to AIDS patients in San Francisco--for fans of Armistead Maupin and Patricia Lockwood During the '70s in San Francisco, Alia's mother ran the underground Sticky Fingers Brownies, delivering upwards of 10,000 illegal marijuana edibles per month throughout the circus-like atmosphere of a city in the throes of major change. She exchanged psychic readings with Alia's future father, and thereafter had a partner in business and life. Decades before cannabusiness went mainstream, when marijuana was as illicit as heroin, they ingeniously hid themselves in plain sight, parading through town--and through the scenes and upheavals of the day, from Gay Liberation to the tragedy of the Peoples Temple--in bright and elaborate outfits, the goods wrapped in hand-designed packaging and tucked into Alia's stroller. But the stars were not aligned forever and, after leaving the city and a shoulda-seen-it-coming divorce, Alia and her mom returned to San Francisco in the mid-80s, this time using Sticky Fingers' distribution channels to provide medical marijuana to friends and former customers now suffering the depredations of AIDS. Exhilarating, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartbreaking, Home Baked celebrates an eccentric and remarkable extended family, taking us through love, loss, and finding home.

Delicious everyday occasions: more than just brilliant baking from Alice Arndell. Treats to share to show you care. Sharing home cooking - it's such an important part of our lives. From the work shout and the school morning tea, to welcoming new neighbours or impressing family and friends with a delicious afternoon tea, baking is a great way to show you care. Alice Arndell shares her expertise and passion in this new collection of creative ideas and recipes to suit every home baker - and every occasion.

Offers more than three hundred of the author's favorite recipes, including split-level pudding, gingered carrot cookies, and fold-over pear torte, and provides baking tips and a glossary.

Meet the cookbook for bakers, by bakers. This new recipe collection from the brilliant minds behind Bake from Scratch magazine is a triumph of dough and batter. From towering layer cakes to simple stir-together brownies, this cookbook offers a little something for every kind of baker, from novice to expert. Try your hand at classic breads like sourdough and pain de mie, or venture into new territory with Old-World European specialties such as savarin and potica. With gorgeous photography accompanying each baked good, you'll find a wealth of visual inspiration and step-by-step tutorials to guide you from beginning to bake. All recipes have been tested and retested with the home baker in mind, formulated to be both accessible and exciting. Celebrate the joy of artisanal baking with this essential tome.

There are a few simple secrets to making home baking wonderful. Whether you?re cooking cakes, meringues, pastries, biscuits or puddings, you will discover in Home Bake how to make them the best. Nothing lifts the heart like the smell of a cake baking, the first slice of a warm homemade tart, a hot muffin with your coffee in the morning or a steamed pudding on a cold night. There are a few simple secrets to making home baking wonderful. Whether you?re cooking cakes, meringues, pastries, biscuits or puddings, you will discover in Home Bake how to make them the best. The book?s simple cakes include classics such as Genoise Sponge and Light Fruit Cake alongside more surprising recipes such as Apple and Honey Crumble Sponge. There are flour-free cakes, muffins and cupcakes too ? from the Marshmallow Muffin to the Chai-tea Cupcake. Delicious puddings are also made easy. Discover how to make the perfect Baked Lemon Cheesecake or a simple Blueberry Cheesecake. Create a gorgeous Steamed Sticky Toffee Pudding or a glamorous Hot Ginger Bread Soufflé. Or learn the simple tricks behind a great Tarte Tatin or a delicious Bakewell Tart.

Since its debut 40 years ago, the Easy-Bake Oven has inspired generations of budding gourmets. This fun new cookbook, illustrated with vintage advertisements and packaging, contains dozens of recipes created by some of the country's top chefs tailored to the Easy-Bake Oven's specifications.

By the author of the award-winning Around My French Table and Baking: From My Home to Yours, an irresistible collection of radically simple desserts from French home cooks and pastry chefs.

Best-selling cookbook New World Sourdough offers an inviting, nontraditional approach to baking delicious, inventive sourdough breads at home. Learn how to make a sourdough starter, basic breads, as well as other innovative baked goods from start to finish with Bryan Ford, Instagram star (@artisanbryan) and host of The Artisan’s Kitchen on Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network. With less emphasis on perfecting crumb structure or obsessive temperature monitoring, Bryan focuses on the tips and techniques he’s developed in his own practice, inspired by his Honduran roots and New Orleans upbringing, to ensure your success and a good return on your time and effort. Bryan’s recipes include step-by-step instructions and photographs of all of the mixing, shaping, and baking techniques you’ll need to know, with special attention paid to developing flavor as well as your own instincts. New World Sourdough offers practical, accessible techniques and enticing, creative recipes you’ll want to return to again and again, like: Pan de Coco Ciabatta Pretzel Buns Challah Focaccia Pizza dough Cuban Muffins Pita Bread Flour Tortillas Queen Cake Straightforward and unintimidating, New World Sourdough will get you started with your starter and then inspire you to keep experimenting and expanding your repertoire.

Incredible Paleo Baked Goods for Every Craving Paleo bakers rejoice! Michele Rosen, founder of the cooking blog Paleo Running Momma, has created 60 spot-on Paleo versions of all the cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins, pies and breads you love. With these genius gluten- and processed sugar–free recipes, you can indulge in all of your go-to treats without the guilt—whether you’re Paleo or simply trying to eat cleaner meals. This collection of tested and perfected recipes includes showstopping treats for birthdays and events, as well as simple sweets for every day. And with every recipe using natural ingredients and whole foods, not only is everything healthier, but it’s tastier too! Indulge in outrageous sweets, like Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Maple Cinnamon Frosting, Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Apple Cinnamon Bread with Walnut Streusel, Salted Caramel Cookie Crumble Bars, Blueberry Scones and so much more. Michele also includes savory treats, like Classic Chewy Homemade Bagels and Authentic Soft Pretzels. Rediscover all your favorites, with this brilliant book of healthy, yummy and foolproof Paleo baking recipes!

Taste of Home Bakeshop Favorites contains 383 delicious recipes for cakes, pies, breads, pastries, cookies, as well as seasonal baking ideas and great beverage recipes. Taste of Home presents a delicious blend of traditional baking recipes and contemporary classics, in this new book, Taste of Home Bakeshop Favorites. There are 383 delicious fool- proof recipes for pastries, coffee cakes, breads, show-stopping desserts and all the delectable goodies you would find in a bakery. Two chapters unique to this book are Celebrate the Seasons and Cafe Beverages. Celebrate the Seasons highlights the best of each season. Spring includes recipes for Lemon Meringue Pie, Hot Cross Buns and Petits Fours. Summer will have items that remind you of summer, like Root Beer Float Cake, Spumoni Cookies, and Cola Cake. Fall includes pies you would serve for Thanksgiving. And, Winter, includes recipes on traditional Christmas goodies as well as a few recipes for Valentines Day. Cafe Beverages--will have hot and cold flavored coffees, teas and chocolate drinks and a few fun accompaniments like flavored creamers, homemade stir sticks, and more! There will also be a chapter called Just Chocolate, which will include recipes for decadent chocolate goodies, such as chocolate dipped brownies, chocolate chocolate chip cookies and cakes with chocolate ganache. As usual, each recipe has been tasted and reviewed in the Taste of Home test kitchen, plus there are practical, proven tips, storage charts, and at-a-glance prep and cook times--so you'll enjoy perfect results every time, no matter what your skill level is. CHAPTERS Cookies, Brownies & Bars Cakes & Cupcakes Cheesecakes Pies & Tarts Pastries Coffee Cakes & Sweet Rolls Muffins & Scones Daily Breads Celebrate the Seasons Cafe Beverages Just Chocolate Recipes Italian Spumoni Cookies Macaroon Bars Chocolate Hazelnut Torte Lemon Dream Cheesecake Mini Apple Tarts Classic Long Johns Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls Sunflower Seed & Honey Wheat Bread Pecan Kringle Sticks Chocolate Chai Frappes