Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #897999 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From Amazon.co.uk
Just Desserts is a very fine book of puddings from energetic three-star Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay, expertly marshalled for the domestic kitchen by Roz Denny. Ramsay's imagination is obviously caught by the sweet course: he expends a great deal of innovative thinking to it with fascinating results. He is inclined to roast his fruit, for example, caramelising it for greater intensity of flavour; or he might deep-fry it, as in the elegant and fantastically nonchalant Fruit Tempura. His ices and creams include voluptuous nut creams and lavender, orange flower water or liquorice ice cream. Oriental flavours appear in ethereal dishes like the Thai Rice Pudding with Coconut and Lemon (serve with mango coulis) or Banana and Passion Fruit Sorbet. Cheesecake is light and flavoured with pumpkin. Proper homage is paid to comfort food, with recipes for Bread and Butter Pudding (Ramsay makes his with baguette and laces it with Baileys liqueur) and Steamed Toffee, Banana and Pecan Pudding. The chocolate recipes are particularly fine, with a Chocolate Mocha Tart standing out. Just Desserts is also an excellent primer of patisserie techniques, its explanations and illustrations of the standard syrups, pastes, sponges and pastries of the restaurant kitchen, here translated into domestic terms, being particularly lucid. The professional mysteries of the mousse, the parfait, the bavarois and the various manifestations of the meringue are made wonderfully clear. No holding back, then. --Robin Davidson

From Publishers Weekly
The berries glistening from the small, shiny jacket photo only hint at the lushness of the wonders within Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts. With writer Roz Denny, renowned British chef Ramsay, owner of the Chelsea restaurant, demystifies a dizzying array of treats sensuously brought to life in Georgia Glynn Smith's luminous photographs. Even the hardest heart will be seduced by Lemon and Honey Rum Babas, Mango and Dark Chocolate Mousse, Jasmine Tea and Lime Parfait, Fresh Lavender Ice Cream and Chocolate Truffle Tartlets. The book finishes up with a section of basic recipes and lists of ingredients, equipment and wine to accompany desserts. Anthony Bourdain's foreword pays tribute to this culinary wizard.

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Customer Reviews

Want to impress?
No wonder he's a star in Britain. Fabulous, imaginative recipes covering everything from easy cook basics to recipes you definitely need to practice! Examples - red berries with hibiscus and basil syrup; slow roasted peaches with orange caramel sauce; chocolate and thyme ice cream; apricot and cinnamon mousse; fruit tempura and many more. Not a book for beginners (he is a Michelin 3 Star chef) but very, very good.

Other Amazing book from Gordon Ramsay
In this cook book Gordon Ramsay demystifies the notoriously topic of deserts,helping us to create a series of irresistible treats guaranteed to end any meal with a flourish."Just Desserts" is definitive guide to making dessert.I rely enjoy this book.