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Leslie Mackie's Macrina Bakery and Cafe Cookbook: Favorite Breads, Pastries, Sweets and Savories | 
| Authors: Leslie Mackie, Andrew Cleary
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy Used: $8.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 522696
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.2 x 1
ISBN: 1570613729
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.815
EAN: 9781570613722
ASIN: 1570613729
Publication Date: September 2003
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Condition: Ex library copy with stamps and labels.
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Product Description
Nationally known chef Leslie Mackie opened Macrina in 1993 as an artisan bakery and lunch spot. News of this exciting eatery spread quickly through Seattle and beyond, making Macrina an American favorite. This lavishly produced cookbook offers the same dishes, developed from extensive research and travel, found at Macrina. More than 100 recipes range from a classic Rustic Potato Loaf or Raisin Brioche Twist, to a delectable Raspberry Cinnamon-Sugar Bread Pudding with Nectarine Compote, to a tantalizing variety of lunch items, including Butternut Squash and Apple Galette, and Salmon Paillard on Mixed Greens with Mustard Vinaigrette. The book features a special holiday section, and gorgeous duotone photographs capture the setting, its people, and its inspiring displays of breads, pastries, and breakfast and lunch fare.
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 The content is fantastic; the condition of the book is awful December 17, 2007
M. Hamilton
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just a headsup, I got this book and the content is fantastic. The recipes are everything that is promised by the reviewers ahead of me.
However, I ordered the book, paid the "Buy it NEW" price (29.95 USD) and it came to me with a Costco sticker that read "18.79 USD" on it and it looks like it got ran over by a cart while in the warehouse.
Amazon has done NOTHING to make this right for me except offer to send me another in six weeks. If you have another venue for getting this book, I would highly recommend doing so. The content of the book would be worth the hassle of ordering elsewhere.
 love this cookbook May 28, 2006
ilovecarrotcake
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
i love macrina bakery and i love this cookbook. even when i'm not baking from it i love to just read through it (which i've done countless times). The rocket muffins are delicious and the pie dough recipe is the best and easiest i've come across.
one of my favorites January 15, 2006
Binge Reader (Seattle, WA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a cook who tries to avoid baking whenever possible, but I got this book as a gift and it has really turned me on to baking artisan breads - my favorites are the olive loaf, potato bread, and the pizza dough. It's so worth it when you have the time! Also, the lavender-lemon scones are phenomenal, and fast and easy. We've used the pie dough recipe not only for desert pies but for chicken pot pies. I've tried about a third of the recipes in the book, and everything has been delicious.
My husband has cooked from the savory section of the book - the moroccan chicken tagine is one of his favorites - it's a great one-pot meal - as is the fried egg sandwich. Both are a bit of a process and he isn't super experienced in the kitchen, but he has no trouble following the recipes. The result is amazing.
Attention to details yeilds amazing results! September 12, 2005
M. Jonas (Seattle, WA USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Macrina Bakery is one of the best places to go for sweet or savory treats. This book shows why: these folks work hard!
If you follow this book like a chemistry text, you should be able to whip up some incredible pastries. Even the simplest recipe is described with careful attention to detail. Don't expect shortcuts or quicktips--be prepared for some hard work. The results are worth it.
On the other hand, if you live in Seattle, you could always just let the folks at Macrina do the work for you.
Breads, pastries, sweets and savories January 12, 2004
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
Leslie Mackie opened the Macrina Bakery & Cafe in 1993, specializing in hearth-baked artisan loaves and rustic European pastries. An expert baker, Leslie Mackie's recipes have been featured in Bon Appetit, Sunset Magazine, and The New York Times. Now, with the assistance of Andrew Cleary, Leslie Mackie has drawn upon her expertise to compiled the Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook showcasing her favorite breads, pastries, sweets and savories. From Guatemalan Hot Chocolate Bread; Raspberry Cinnamon-Sugar Bread Pudding with Nectarine Compote; Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake; and Lemon Chess Tart; to Sour Cherry Shortbread; Gingerbread Crepes with Citron Ricotta, Cranberry Compote & Vanilla Syrup; Tuscan Tomato & Fennel Soup with White Beans; and Steamed Chocolate Pudding Cake, Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook is a gourmet's delight and very highly recommended for personal, professional, and community library cookbook collections.
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