Random House N.Y. Pastry Queen Xmas

Winner of 2008 IACP Cookbook Award: American category "[This] adds up to big fun in the kitchen. Rather neatly balances unpretentious style with some adventurous flavor combinations . . . Let your sweet tooth be your guide." -Baltimore Sun "The Pastry Queen Christmas is such a calling card for Fredericksburg that it ought to be required material for the town's real estate agents. Ms. Rather's stories about the residents are so engaging, the photography is so luscious, you'll feel you know the town when you're done. But the recipes, straightforward and accessible, are the reason to buy . . . Ms. Rather has updated and elevated classics just enough to be enticing but not unreachable." -Dallas Morning News "This feel-good cookbook is full of irresistible menus and recipes to help you build family traditions and make you the most talked-about party thrower in your circle. Rebecca Rather shows you how to do Christmas proud." -Gale Gand, author of Chocolate and Vanilla "Rebecca Rather is not my daughter, but with amazing food like this, we'd claim her as our own any day!" -Dan Rather, former anchor of the CBS Evening News "Rather Sweet Bakery is one of the most enchanted places in the Texas Hill Country; every confection oozes Rebecca Rather's love of excess. It makes sense that in her glorious second book Rebecca would apply her characteristic warmth and Texas-style flair to the holidays." -Paula Disbrowe, author of Cowgirl Cuisine "Rebecca Rather loves to bake and cook, and she does so, and writes about it, superbly. THE PASTRY QUEEN CHRISTMAS is a classic of great food, spectacular sweets, and truly heartfelt reminiscences of family and friends, all served up with a big dose of Texas holiday spirit." -Nick Malgieri, author of How to Bake and A Baker's Tour ...