In Sweet Seasons, Chef Richard Leach shares 400 of his building blockrecipes that can be combined to create 100 of his favorite, originaldesserts, organized by the seasons--so bakers can take advantage of thefreshest available ingredients--and richly supplemented with 113 colorphotographs illustrating the plated desserts and their assembly. Eachrecipe is structured so as to allow readers to prepare all or any partof the dessert, based on level of expertise and availability ofingredients. For example, a summer dessert of Warm Peach Strudel withSweet Corn Panna Cotta breaks down the recipe into its components(e.g., roasted peaches, vanilla crepes, corn panna cotta, peach sauce,honey tuille garnish, etc.) to allow the reader to "mix and match."Throughout, Chef Leach provides useful substitution tips and platingdirections, and includes a complete Resource List, which providessources for ingredients and equipment.
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