This book is a tribute to French Patisserie. It is also a manual to learn how to successfully and easily make traditional French desserts at home. It's written for all people who love to bake and want to do it like the professionals do. From beginners to more advanced, everyone can do it. The author is a professional French pastry chef who wants to share her passion and talent for baking. In this book you will discover: An easy way to make traditional French Patisserie at home. Richly illustrated and simplified step by step recipes and techniques. All the secrets you've always wanted to know about French baking. Professional tips that make baking easier. The classic recipes of French Patisserie. How to impress your friends with your skills at baking traditional French food.

Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne are the stars of the hit series DC Cupcakes on TV's The Learning Channel (TLC), as well as authors of the scrumptious national bestseller The Cupcake Diaries. Now they're back with Sweet Celebrations, a second helping of delectable cupcake recipes and decorating tips for every special occasion, including birthdays, cocktail parties, weddings, bridal showers, pool parties and more. A cupcake cookbook chock-full of wonderfully inventive dessert ideas for enthusiastic home bakers--including frozen cupcake pops for summer picnics and blue and pink "reveal" cupcakes for baby showers--Sweet Celebrations is a treasure trove of absolutely delicious recipes, offering many reasons why stars and celebrities--from Martha Stewart to actor Russell Crowe to musician Stevie Wonder--can't get enough of the sisters' incomparable sweets!