Made By Melissa

I had been eyeing The Sweet Melissa Baking Book in Borders since it came out, but wasn’t really up on spending nearly $30 on it. So after dropping some serious hints for Nate, he ordered it off of amazon.com for me.

I won’t lie, the first thing that attracted me to this book was the name. I’m Melissa, she’s Melissa and it’s the Sweet Melissa Baking Book, perfect, right? But once I flipped through a couple pages of this book, I knew it was a winner. Melissa Murphy is the owner of the well-known Sweet Melissa Patisserie in Brooklyn. Well I may never make it to New York to visit in person, this book makes you feel like you can create her famous bakery goodies at home.

I already have several recipes bookmarked, including Snickerdoodles, Bee Stings and Hazelnut Raspberry Layer Cake. The only think i don’t like about this book is that their are not very many pictures. I have gotten so used to using the internet for recipes and reading blogs, that I almost feel like I can’t make a recipe without a picture of the final product!

I highly recommend this baking book to anybody who enjoys baking, whether you are beginning baker or an old pro, this book has something for everyone.