Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats: Allergy-Free and Vegan Recipes from the Famous Los Angeles Bakery

Adler, accountant-turned- owner of Sweet Debbie's Organic Cupcakes, has written a cookbook filled with recipes from her Los Angeles bakery. Adler describes common staples found in her bakery and where they can be purchased (a detailed list is available in the "Resources" guide), as well as common cooking techniques, such as how readers can make their own gluten-free flour and seed butters from scratch. One chapter is devoted to savories, but this book is primarily concerned with satisfying one's sweet tooth, with chapters on muffins, brownies, cookies, cupcakes, bars, and donuts. Adler highlights sensible advice on the nutritional properties of ingredients such as coconut, sunflower seeds, and turmeric, with relentlessly perky prose ("Get ready for your closeup, Miss Seedy, because you have the lead role in this jelly roll"). Each recipe is accompanied by gorgeous color photographs and nutritional information per serving. This title's spiral binding will make readers wish all how-to books were designed this way.