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There is nothing a dragon loves more than gold, except for maybe bread.

The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz

August 16, 2025 by bjornsnipe 1 Comment

  I had a plan when I went into my LBS; grab the four books I had gone there specifically for, pay, and get out. And then I saw this book and I couldn’t resist. I have a soft spot for dragons, and a weakness for beautiful children’s book illustrations; I didn’t even look inside. (I also picked up two greeting cards to use as bookmarks because they were hysterical, but they don’t factor much into this review. Suffice to say, a card of Isaac […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Bread, cute illustrations, Devin Elle Kurtz, dragons, Gold

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:110 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Bread, cute illustrations, Devin Elle Kurtz, dragons, Gold ·
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Cover of 3 Doughs 60 Recipes by Lacey Ostermann

The only focaccia recipe that’s easier involves buying focaccia from a store

3 Doughs 60 Recipes by Lacey Ostermann

June 5, 2025 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Bread is life! I make bread at least twice a week and I’ve reviewed bread books before. Recently, I’ve been making sourdough, but Bree Bridges (one half of Kit Rocha and an official Hero of Democracy) started making Lacey Ostermann’s Same Day Focaccia and was having so much fun that I had fomo. And, like, fomo I can do something about. I already have 10 pounds of King Arthur Bread Flour on hand and the ability to open Instagram. After watching a whole lot of […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: Bread, focaccia, kit rocha, Lacey Ostermann

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:37 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: Bread, focaccia, kit rocha, Lacey Ostermann ·
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How to Raise Your Own Kids Baking Champion

bake it by DK

March 9, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I was watching reruns of Kid’s Baking Championship, and I think it might have inspired me to pick up a kids baking book off the library shelf. bake it also happens to be a DK book, and I’ve usually had good luck with DK instructional stuff. Being a kids book, and thus more basic assumptions of skill and knowledge, it makes sense that there are a lot of images of techniques for decorating, as well as preparing doughs, batters, fillings, etc. What I don’t quite […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food Tagged With: bake it, Baking, Bread, cake, cookbook, cookies, DK, kids baking, tarts

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food · Tags: bake it, Baking, Bread, cake, cookbook, cookies, DK, kids baking, tarts ·
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Chocolate Sugar Cookies Anyone?

A Good Bake by Melissa Weller, Carolynn Carreno

May 23, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

A baking book by someone who went to school for chemistry should be more interesting. I was hoping for more new stuff; instead mostly there’s a base recipe (sourdough, challah, croissant, etc) and some variations. Not to say there’s nothing here I’d try, rye in a pate sucree (basically a pie dough) sounds intriguing, as does carrot, currant, pecan loaf. The author is pretty open about their background as well as their preferences in terms of ingredients and equipment; the issue is for me that […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: A Good Bake, Baking, Bread, Carolynn Carreno, cookies, Melissa Weller, Melissa Weller, Carolynn Carreno, pies

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:45 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: A Good Bake, Baking, Bread, Carolynn Carreno, cookies, Melissa Weller, Melissa Weller, Carolynn Carreno, pies ·
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To Bake or Not To Bake

Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes by Jerome Eckmeier, Daniela Lais

April 24, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader 7 Comments

I’m still working on that stack of long-lost Christmas cookbooks, and I’ve finally run into one that is going in the ‘to be sold’ pile and I doubt I’ll be trying much from it: Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes. First and foremost for the record, I like baking and vegan cooking; I’ve done a good bit of vegan and alternative ingredients baking. My biggest problem with this set of recipes is that it seems to rely on a few things that would be difficult for […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: Bread, british baking, cake, cookies, Daniela Lais, Jerome Eckmeier, Jerome Eckmeier, Daniela Lais, vegan baking, Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes, Veganism

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:34 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: Bread, british baking, cake, cookies, Daniela Lais, Jerome Eckmeier, Jerome Eckmeier, Daniela Lais, vegan baking, Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes, Veganism ·
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Baking Hollywood Style and It’s Actually Worth It

How To Bake by Paul Hollywood

August 30, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Bingo Book Review 20: Repeat (of the How To variety) I was feeling a little off balance and I did a little retail therapy; for me that meant the bookstore. I decided on an impulse to go with the title I share with you now: Paul Hollywood’s How To Bake. I’ve been a fan of the Great British Bake-Off (or Baking Show if you’re in the US) for years, and I have several of the series cookbooks. I also have one of Mary Berry’s baking […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Baking, Bread, cbr12bingo, great british bake off, Great British Baking Show, How to Bake, pastry, Paul Hollywood

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:76 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Non-Fiction · Tags: Baking, Bread, cbr12bingo, great british bake off, Great British Baking Show, How to Bake, pastry, Paul Hollywood ·
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