SOS: Baking from the Heart

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Perhaps it isn't too great a challenge to put together a good cookbook for a great cause like Share Our Strength (SOS), but I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful recipes and engaging stories in Baking from the Heart (Broadway Books, September 2004). Editor Michael J. Rosen got more than 50 of the country's celebrity bakers and food writers to contribute recipes. SOS recommends use of the recipes for Great American Bake Sale, which raises money for SOS. (I just added the Great American Bake Sale's blog to links on superchefblog.) Among the most interesting stories were those by super chef Mary Sue Milliken (for Roasted Orange Cakes) and Citizen Cake's Elizabeth Falkner (for Browned Butter-Walnut Tea Cakes). I was also pleased to read Ann Amernick's story about "That Baltimore Cake" she made for her mother and happy to note that her bakery Amernick is located in Washington DC, not far from me. Previous articles: Elections West: First Drinks on Mary Sue & Susan Halloween Mexicana: Day of the Dead a la Super Chef New York Welcomes 'Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine' Mary Sue & Susan: California's Restaurateurs of the Year Julia Child: The Queen is Dead Live With Chef Larry Book Links: Publisher Amazon Technorati Tags: chefs restaurants food cookbooks charity branding -> back to superchefblog