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Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Cafe Cookbook

Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories

Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Cafe Cookbook( )
As told to: Cleary, Andrew
Foreword by: Field, Carol
Author: Mackie, Leslie
ISBN:978-1-57061-504-7
Publication Date:Sep 2006
Publisher:Sasquatch Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

Macrina’s irresistible creations, from rustic potato bread to pear and cracked pepper bread to crisp, crackly baguettes, have made Seattle a culinary destination for fans of scrumptious baked goods. Author Leslie Mackie, revered by chefs and artisan bakers throughout the country, brings her talent and passion to this beautiful cookbook. The recipes here run the gamut from simple morning muffins to impressive European pastries and show-stopping desserts. Now customers, cookbook...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Bread
Cooking / Specific Ingredients / Pasta
Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.1 x 8.8 x 0.74 Inches
Book Weight:1.25 Pounds
Author Biography
Mackie, Leslie (As told to)
Carol Field was born Carol Helen Hart in Oakland, California on March 27, 1940. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College in 1961. She worked for a time as a librarian in the San Francisco public library system and then with a colleague opened Minerva's Owl, a bookstore, in 1962. She helped run the store for five years and then found work as a buyer for Scott Martin Books. She contributed articles to several magazines including City magazine, Gourmet, and Bon Appétit. After working as an editor at New West and San Francisco magazines, she wrote The Hill Towns of Italy, which was published in 1982.

Her first cookbook, The Italian Baker, was published in 1985. Her other cookbooks included Celebrating Italy, Italy in Small Bites, Nonna's Kitchen: Traditional Recipes and Culture from Italian Grandmothers, and Focaccia: Simple Breads from the Italian Oven. She also wrote a novel entitled Mangoes and Quince. In 2004, she was made a Knight in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. She died from complications of a stroke on March 10, 2017 at the age of 76.

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