Review: You had me at "...with coffee"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
Let me begin by coming clean that I have a CLEAR bias towards coffee. As a former journalist, there would be days in the newsroom when my sole sustenance was pots of java and where my CBR (coffee-blood ratio) teetered between 60-40 - I'm only half joking.Nevertheless, my wife and I loved this collection of recipes! Seriously, how can you not love a cookbook where one of the first recipes listed is titled "Coffee Cake of the Gods" or "Japanese Persimmon Cake with Espresso Cream Cheese Frosting." I didn't even know what a persimmon was before reading this book - but now I've got to try them just so we can make the companion, coffee-endowed frosting!The copy is vibrant and playfully written, while the seasonal recipes will make you want to hasten the autumnal chill so you can sample all of these caffeinated confections. Beyond its enticing baked goods, the book also offers several recipes for specialty coffee drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that will wow your guests.It's like getting your barista MBA degree!If nothing else, this book gives coffee lovers another tasty justification for our shared jittery addiction!