"A lively cultural history that explains how candy became more like food and food more like candy"--

The ultimate candy book: more than 700 quick and easy, soft and chewy, hard and crunchy sweets and treats.

"The beloved candy bars of your childhood have finally grown up. Using high-quality chocolate, creamy homemade caramel and nougat, crunchy nuts, and lots and lots of sugar, these recipes raise the (candy) bar to new levels of sweet sophistication."--p.[4] of cover.

Celebrate the holidays (or any day!) with this "well-illustrated, carefully written compilation of candy recipes that aims straight for sweet-tooth heaven" (Baltimore Sun).
Give your Valentine a special sweet, like Chocolate Hazelnut Italian Kisses, or scare up some frightfully delicious delights for Halloween, such as Spider Webs and Easy Marbled Candy Corn Bark. Featuring full-color photographs for each recipe, this cookbook's...

"With more than {uFB01}fty easy, creative, and sophisticated recipes, explore how this versatile confection can be utilized for any occasion. Make caramel the center of every meal with mouth-watering entrees like steak with caramel brandy sauce or chicken in cider caramel. Sweet desserts include caramel tiramisu, chocolate caramel tru{uFB04}es, and traditional classics like caramel corn and so caramel candies. No matter what the course, this book...

This collection brings together more than 100 Christmas-inspired recipes, from holiday classics like Dark Chocolate Crinkles and Decorated Sugar Cookies to international treats like Krakelingen, Linzer Cookies, and Alfajores. From festive and fancy to quick and easy recipes. Many favorites will spark fond baking memories, and new flavors will create fresh family traditions.

READERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF FOOD AND AMERICANA WILL SAVOR THIS CULTURAL HISTORY There's more to candy than its sugary taste. As this book shows, candy has a remarkable history, most of it sweet, some of it bitter. The author, a food historian and candy expert, tells the whole story-from the harvesting of the marshmallow plant in ancient Egypt to the mass-produced candy innovations of the twentieth century. Along the way, the reader...

After thirty-eight years of marriage to influential producer Aaron Spelling, Candy is now adjusting to life on her own. She's ready to share how his illness caused her to question her identity; how she's reinvented herself, and her misadventures in dating and sex; and the notorious rift and reconciliation with her daughter, Tori. Along the way, Candy reveals dishy stories of her Hollywood friends.

"This mouth-watering book is an illustrated, comprehensive guide to candy making in three sections. Part I is a complete guide to all the ingredients and tools you need in your pantry to master the art. Part II, the bulk of the book, teaches the basics of different styles of candy, using more than 50 delicious recipes to demonstrate the techniques. You'll find chapters on all the basics, including Hard candies, Caramels, Toffee, Fondant, Fudge, Truffles,...