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| Author: | talanhart [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Shari Yard |
Is anybody familiar with her cookbooks? |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Todd, Google gives me nothing. Who is she? |
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| Author: | talanhart [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
It would help if I spelled her name correctly. Here is a link to one of her books. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=desserts+by+the+yard&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Hv&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&prmd=ivsb&resnum=3&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=5119722920635724943&ei=X1fCTPWaLdfhnQepk_z6CQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEEQ8wIwAA# |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sat Oct 23, 2010 11:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Ah, Sherry Yard. Kris read one of her cookbooks. Did a fairly good job of converting for the home cook, but most of her desserts are complicated special-occasion things. |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Thu Nov 18, 2010 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Todd, I'm going to revise this now that Kris has read the rest of the cookbook. She gave it a big "thumbs down"; after the first few recipes, the rest become very restauranty with quantities like "serves 18" and no instructions on how to reduce it. Also the back of the book has a list of 5-6 complex ingredients (like pastry cream) which you're supposed to "have on hand at all times". So, not really a book for the home cook. |
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| Author: | talanhart [ Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Josh, Thanks for the update. I read about her at a blog and the author recommended her books. I'm glad I checked here first before purchasing. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Todd, I have The Secrets of Baking and like it very much. I use it as a reference when I'm not in the mood to scale professional recipes to smaller batches. Josh, I suspect Kris was reviewing Desserts by the Yard, which is a much more pretentious book. Amy |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Amy, Actually, that was her critique of Secrets of Baking. |
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| Author: | Amy [ Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Josh, Different strokes, as they say. I really enjoy the book. Amy |
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| Author: | talanhart [ Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shari Yard |
Sherry Yard was one of the Sous Chefs on an episode of Top Chef Desserts recently. Did anybody watch any of the shows? |
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