Aran Goyoaga

Beautiful photos, gentle and honest writing, thoroughly described recipes (including both measurements and weights of ingredients). Aran Goyoaga, a trained pastry chef, is author as well as photographer, and the photos are beautiful and engaging. What drew me to this book was the promise of gluten-free recipes. The delicious-looking breads would be worth the purchase of this book if you were so inclined to bake your own bread. I am not motivated since I have nearby excellent gluten-free bakeries so the recipes that I want to try are savory dishes and desserts. In addition to the recipes, which is why most people are reading a cookbook in the first place, are the lovely personal notes Aran adds when she describes the recipes. We learn about her childhood, her family, why she cooks. Even more than that is the encouragement she gives to the reader to try preparing some of the dishes that might be unfamiliar. The reason I gave this book 3 1/2 stars (rounded up to 4) is because I only found five recipes I wanted to try.… (mere)