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This book is worth buying even only for the chocolate chip cookie recipe (these cookies are pictured on the last slide). I got a Michelin star for these cookies. The star was drawn by my 10 yo niece but still. (She thinks my cooking is Michelin star level and I’m dying laughing but playing along with all seriousness). Okay, back to these batch.

Taste wise: no notes, all great. I barely managed to snap a shot of oatmeal cookies because the speed of their extinction was truly impressive. Brownie cookies are exactly like brownies, brighter substance on the author’s image is peanut butter (optional). I loved chocolate sugar cookies, they have more crunch. I absolutely love raisins so no surprise here that cookies became extinct so quickly.

General thought: it takes longer to bake anything from this book but I expect it with my oven plus we’re at the sea level.

I’d put the book in the same category with Snacking cakes: it’s not intricate nor time consuming cooking yet how fast it gets eaten speaks for itself. I’d especially recommend it for the beginners. It’s quite beginner friendly.

Going back to my niece, she told my sister, her mom, that without the aunty chocolate chip cookies are not quite the same even though the recipe is the exact one

My husband found it on a local auction website. It’s such a neat piece of culinary history. I’m curious to try something from the book but also not going to lie, we’re not huge jello lovers.

All great, no notes. Out of this book my all time favourite is ricotta with berries cake. Out of this batch I really liked sparkling ginger one, it tasted like Christmas in Europe :) I didn’t think I’d like it that much! My oven runs colder (calibrated, separate thermometer etc, it’s just how it is) but baking times are mostly accurate for my oven, I wonder if it means that for others it will be shorter baking times ?

Many, many moons ago, almost in another life Tatiana, the author, and I lived in the same place. She is a Paris Le cordon Bleu alumni, a food researcher and a speaker with a special interest in food in literature (she has a blog dedicated to it). She’s been researching it for well over a decade and had a few books published with serious publishing houses (not translated to English). I have some of her previous books.

I believe this is her first book in English, and it’s pretty self explanatory. I don’t think it will be interesting for non-fans of Jane Austen. It can be a good reference for those who like me enjoy Regency balls or dressing up with friends. It is very niche, and although it doesn’t have a huge food section, it is adorable for period literature fans. It’s available on Amazon. I’m not paid or even asked to praise the book. I asked the author’s permission to share photos of the pages in case if you are curious what’s inside and to make a better informed decision.

If you’re in Tbilisi, Georgia, she still does amazing themed dinners