Desserts: A Lifelong Passion

by Michel Roux OBE (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1994

  $4.63

  This collection of recipes contains 150 of Michel Roux's favourite desserts, ranging from the simplest mixed-fruit recipes such as red berries with candied orange beads to dishes for special occasions such as the jewelled fruit gateau. The book includes an introduction on equipment and ingredients, and a source list of suppliers.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.27

  In this book, Michel Roux displays his matchless skill in the art of making desserts and discloses to the reader professional secrets which will ensure perfect results. Every recipe is laid out in the most accessible and easy-to-follow way, giving full details of ingredients, special equipment and a comprehensive description of the method of preparation. After an introduction detailing essential equipment and ingredients, the book begins with a section on basic recipes including pastry, meringue and sponge bases. The recipes that follow are divided into chapters on, for example, creams, mousses and sauces. Finally a list of suppliers provides a useful source for any special equipment or ingredients.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2004

  $5.12

  Michel Roux's desserts have made him famous throughout the world. He considers the course to be one of the most important parts of the meal - akin to the final act of a play. For this glorious book, Michel Roux has chosen ten of his favourite desserts, including Blackberry Clafoutis and Pear and Ginger Sabayon, to cook at home, some simple, some challenging, all delicious and designed to tempt almost everybody's palate at the end of a meal.