Title:
My life from scratch : a sweet journey of starting over, one cake at a time / Gesine Bullock-Prado ; illustrations by Raymond G. Prado.
Author:
ISBN:
9780767932738
Edition:
1st pbk. ed
Publication Information:
New York, NY: Broadway Books, c2009.
Physical Description:
ix, 226 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
General Note:
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States as 'Confections of a closet master baker : one woman's sweet journey from unhappy Hollywood executive to contented country baker'" -- verso.
Contents:
The devil in St. Nick -- The witching hour : golden eggs -- To thine own baking self be true : expresso cheesecake -- My kingdom for a scone : scones -- Be nice to your mother (sponge) : focaccia -- Montpeculiar : starry starry nights -- Eat, drink, and be Larry : maple pecan sticky buns -- Ode to the Oreo : devil's cream pie -- Crunchy clouds : Raspberry meringues -- The monster on the wall : Zwetschgendatschi -- End it with a sigh : cherry filling -- Doing lunch, the Vermont way : opera cake -- Tiers of frustration : carrot cake -- A grand opening : apple pie -- Lamb of God and star giant : New England -- The sacred time : Mandelhoernchen -- Chocolate-covered chakras : apfelkuchen -- And did I mention we were on the Food Network? : passionfruit healer -- Running regrets : Helga's cake -- Career day.
Personal Subject:
Summary:
A former Hollywood insider becomes a master baker in this memoir. As head of her celebrity sister's production company, Gesine Bullock-Prado had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear of all the influential movie studio heads. But she was miserable. The only solace she found was in her secret passion: baking.
