Presents more than six hundred recipes for desserts selected from Bon Appétit magazine, covering such categories as pies, cakes, puddings, cookies, brownies, and fruit and frozen desserts, with advice on ingredients, equipment, and techniques.

Go beyond traditional desserts-- without turning on your oven! Bayer shares easy-to-follow recipes that you mix, place and refrigerate! These no-bake treats pack a punch of flavor without complicated ingredients or complicated techniques.

Drawing from her James Beard Award-nominated Genius Recipes column and powered by the cooking wisdom and generosity of the Food52 community, creative director Kristen Miglore has unearthed the most game-changing dessert recipes from beloved cookbook authors, chef, and bakers -- collecting them all in this indispensable guide. Featuring iconic desserts spanning the last century: Maida Heatter's East 62nd Street Lemon Cake, Francois Payard's Flourless...

Depicts families, from England to California and from 1710 to 2010, preparing and enjoying the dessert called blackberry fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes.

From the book: When the weather turns warm the last thing you want to do is stay in the kitchen with a hot oven. That's why the best words you can use to describe sweet summer treats are "no bake." Ice cream creations, bar cookies, smoothies, puddings and pies are only a small sample of what's inside. Your kitchen may stay cool, but your tastebuds will be fired up!

"This book, a collection of homemade finger sweets from baking expert Abby Dodge, emphasizes solid baking techniques, fresh ingredients, and popular flavors while exploring flavor pairings that complement each dessert's alluring character"-- Provided by publisher.