Central Skagit Library District

An Amish sweets contest is interrupted when a bitter rivalry turns deadly in this cozy mystery by the Agatha Award-winning author of Criminally Cocoa.

Harvest, Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where Bailey King left a coveted job as a chocolatier to take over Swissmen Sweets, her grandparents' Amish candy shop. She wants to honor her grandfather's memory, but she may be biting off more than she can chew when she enters...

Craft the ultimate cookie creations for holidays and parties! In this guide, master sugar artist and internationally popular blogger Georganne Bell shares all her insider tips and inspiring ideas. Learn how to create decadent designs and colorful cookies that look and taste amazing. With a wealth of resources you won't find elsewhere, this book is perfect for beginning decorators and seasoned pros alike.

Rosie Hopkins's life is...comfortable. She has a steady nursing job, a nice apartment, and Gerard, her loyal (if a bit boring) boyfriend. And even though she might like to pursue a more rewarding career, and Gerard doesn't seem to have any plans to propose, Rosie's not complaining. Things could be worse. Right? Life gets a bit more interesting when Rosie's mother sends her out to the country to care for her ailing great aunt Lilian, who owns an old-fashioned...

This kid-friendly confectionary cookbook "puts the holidays back in the family kitchen" with recipes for holiday candies, decor, and gift-giving. (Good Housekeeping.com) Sweet Christmas gathers families around the table with 100 recipes and projects for holiday treats for parents and children to make together. The recipes are easy to make, don't require special equipment, and are accompanied by lush color photographs. From real homemade candy...

Bruce Weinstein, author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, has the answer with this collection of confections. Try his rich chocolate truffles or any one of a dozen variations; sweet, chewy caramel with almonds or coconut; buttery pralines with crunchy pecans; or light-as-air divinity, nougat, and marshmallow. Craft your own candy Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, pipe chocolate spiderwebs for a scary Halloween touch, or whip up meringue kisses...

In Nostalgic Delights, award-winning chocolatier William Curley aims to recreate childhood memories and times gone, taking classic recipes and modernising them with his own, unique creations. Creating top-quality confectionary, cakes and patisserie is often seen as something only a trained professional can do, however with patisserie equipment now easily accessible to all, William hopes to produce a book where the reader can create at home and evoke...

This antique book contains a collection of easy-to-follow recipes for making old-time cough sweets as they were made in the past. The recipes included in this book are concise and simple, making this text perfect for the amateur confectioner and anyone interested in recreating these old-style sweets. The chapters of this book include: Cough Candy, Cough Drops, Hoarhound Candy, Irish Moss Cough Candy, Licorice Cough Candy, Brown Cough Drops, Light...

The Complete Photo Guide to Candy Making is your go-to handbook for all things confectionery. From the author that brought you The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating and The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, this book shows you how to make the perfect candies, chocolates, chews, and caramels. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with...

Miniature pies are everything good about baking-fun to make, delicious to eat, quick to prepare, beautiful to serve, and easily customizable! With a miniature pie maker or muffin tins, you can make each guest's favorite kind of pie in just the right proportions in no time. Perfect for parties, bed-and-breakfast hosts, or anyone who has a hankering for pie but doesn't want to spend hours in the kitchen, it's no wonder that mini pies and tarts are all...

This collection shares country recipes for the most delicious kind of cooking?baking! Inside you'll find pies, cakes, cookies, and breads, all of which you can easily make at home. Whether you're an experienced baker or just starting to learn, you'll love that this book has simple, straightforward steps so your creations end up just the way you want them to. The recipes are influenced by traditional American foods that comfort the soul and please...