Pies & Tarts
 Handheld Pies
Sarah Billingsley & Ellen Silverman
Thais is a fun little book to have if you are in the mood for a fun challange and a dessert treat to eat with friends. This book allows a beginner to learn and have fun with pie. This book goes back to basics and has very detailed instuctions. Hardcover, 143 pp. $22.95.
Mini Pies
Christy Beaver & Morgan Greenseth
Whether your taste is for the savory or the sweet, there is a tiny, perfect out -of-the hand treat to satisfy any craving. There is a photo for each recipe. Softcover, 128 pp. $16.50.
 Apple Pie
Ken Haedrich
The quintessential American dessert, apple pie has had it's fair share of successes and failures. Perfect your pastry technique, or expand your horizons with this book featuring creative and intriguing twists on this piece of classic Americana. Learn how to prevent a soggy bottom crust, and how to accomodate for the shrinkage of the fruit filling as it cooks. Softcover, 250 pp. $17.95.
 Martha Stewart's Pies and Tarts
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart's latest addition to her growing repertoire of cookbooks features her vast collection of pies and tarts. Including both sweet and savory creations, Martha provides classic recipes as well as iterations for the more ambitious. Softcover, 352 pp. $27.99.
 Killer Pies
Stephanie Anderson
A collection of pie recipes from restaurants across the United States and a few select Canadian contributions this book illustrates the best and worst (the sort of “worst” we profess to hate but secretly eat) of North American baking. In the former category there is peach-blackberry, Concord grape, blueberry, plum-strawberry crumb pie. Then there is a sour cream pie that calls for five count‘em cups of brown sugar, four cups of sour cream, and a whole cup of corn starch all in one 9” shell. How about chocolate-covered cherry pie featuring prepared cherry pie filling and Cool Whip? Alas, we fear they are all seriously yummy, and achingly sweet. Colour photos. Softcover, 111 pp. $19.95.
 Pie
Angelo Boggiano
You will find dessert pies here but it is savory pies:meat and game, poultry,
and vegetable, that star in all their golden glory in more than half the book.
Troubleshooting pointers and a variety of pastry recipes should raise the comfort
level for the crust-phobic. Hardcover, 191 pp, $32.95.
Retro Pies
Linda Everett
From Beacon Hill apple pie to Washington Irving s mincemeat pie, Linda Everett
serves up 92 tried and true ways to retrieve your inner Betty Crocker. Classic
colour illustrations. Hardcover, 128 pp, $26.95.
 La Patisserie de Pierre Hermé
Although
there are English language books featuring Pierre Hermé (Desserts by
Pierre Hermé, $47.00; Chocolate Desserts by Pierre
Hermé, $60.00), this lavishly illustrated bilingual edition shows
Hermé at his best. Hardcover, 320 pp. $175.00.
  250 Best Cakes & Pies
Esther Brody
Easy to follow recipes for any occasion containing east to find ingredients can inspire
even the timid to create luscious baked goods. Colour photos. Softcover, 192pp.,
$19.95.
 Wanda's Pie In The Sky
Wanda Beaver
Wanda's tips for perfect pastry will help anyone overcome their fear
of baking. She's truly 'The Pie Queen' and her step-by-step illustrations
will guide you to the best pie in town. The Raspberry Marzipan Tarts
(p.139) are a staff favourite. Softcover, 288 pp., $22.95
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