Saturday, January 3, 2009

Cake Mix Magic 2 or Slurp

Cake Mix Magic 2: 125 More Easy Desserts...Good as Homemade, Vol. 2

Author: Jill Snider


Cake mixes are more popular than ever and it's no surprise. Pressed for time, today's bakers love the quality, dependability and convenience that a cake mix offers. Better still, cake mixes are incredibly versatile. Keep one or two in the pantry along with a few other basic ingredients and you'll be ready to bake everything from cakes to squares, muffins and even cookies.

In Cake Mix Magic 2, you will discover more ways than you ever imagined to transform a good cake into a great cake or a mouthwatering dessert, simply by adding tasty but readily available ingredients such as nuts, chocolate, sour cream or fruit. As she did in her first best seller, Cake Mix Magic, Jill Snider provides you with the perfect shortcut solution. Now you can have delicious cakes that taste homemade in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch. An no one will ever guess that your delightful desserts came from a box.

Here is just a sampling from the wide variety of baked treats: Cookies 'n' Cream Cake, Triple Raspberry Treat, Lemon Cream Torte, Chocolate Carmel Pecan Cake, Pineapple Coconut Dream Bars, Apple Crisp Cake, Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake, Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, No-Bake Bumbleberry Cheesecake, Almond Crisps.


  • More than 125 delicious cake mix recipes
  • From single layer to special occasion cakes
  • Know your ingredients section
  • Baking equipment essentials
  • Tips and techniques for perfect cake baking every time
  • Everything from cheesecakes to cookies
  • 16 color photographs



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Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night

Author: Jim Hensley

Sip, savor, and satisfy your thirst for cool cocktails, silky smoothies, classic coffee drinks, tantalizing teas, and much more with Slurp.

A visual and gastronomic delight, this vivid and colorful cookbook presents both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks in detail, along with recipes for tasty appetizer pairings and tips on entertaining, as well as hangover remedies for "the day after."

More than 100 recipes--from morning smoothies and energy drinks to afternoon thirst quenchers, evening cocktails, and aperitifs--are presented by the time of day they would best be served.

  • Breakfast: a Mimosa paired with Yogurt Muesli and Pears
  • Afternoon: Watermelon, Lime, and Lemongrass Juice with Chicken and Grapefruit Salad and Yogurt Dressing
  • Evening: a Flirtini alongside Scampi with Coriander and Lime

In addition to delicious drinks and mouthwatering morsels, Slurp features tips for creating a well-stocked bar, hosting a successful party, and making clever garnishes, like colorful ice cubes and homemade edible shot glasses made from cucumbers.



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