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Love, Eric: Delicious Vegan Macrobiotic Desserts | 
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| Author: Eric Lechasseur
Publisher: mugen LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 297542
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 94
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 097729370X
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.86
EAN: 9780977293704
Publication Date: November 30, 2005
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Product Description
www.LoveEric.netThe first authentic Vegan Macrobiotic cookbook with stunning full-color photographs!This cutting edge pastry cookbook is from Eric Lechasseur, a gourmet French chef who incorporated vegan and macrobiotic elements into his recipes after studying to help his wife overcome some serious medical problems. In the cookbook, Eric tells the story of his love-inspired pastry recipes, and how his pursuit of macrobiotics eventually cured his own crippling allergies. As a bonus, Eric has also included five macrobiotic beverage recipes and helpful tips for making your own macrobiotic masterpieces!
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 Delicious Macrobiotic desserts! October 6, 2008
After reading through this book and looking at the pictures, I found the desserts to be simply astonishing. Eric has put much love into this book, staying true to the title.
Eric's desserts are balanced nicely with the included drinks, like recipes for grain coffee, kukicha (twig tea), and ryokucha (green tea).
The book is organized well and is easy to follow. The recipes range from simple to elaborate, with a lot of variety. The vegan and Macrobiotic world is fortunate to have this book in its library, as is the rest of the world of food.
This is the book to get if you're looking for amazing vegan macrobiotic desserts! Enjoy!
 Seems like the author did not tested the recipes January 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I completely with Jazzbrat, I tried 12 recipes from this book and many of them had to be baked much much longer because of overabundance of liquid per dry ingredients. I am glad that you mentioned it.
Some of the recipes are great(macaroons,truffles,pain perdu), however some of the others were not tested by the author.
I do not think anyone tested some of these recipes. October 29, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
First, I would like to say that this book is visually beautiful. Every dessert in here looks absolutely mouthwatering.
Now the disappointing news- I do not think anyone tested some of these recipes. If you look at some of the baked goods, you will find an overabundance of liquid per dry ingredients.
I have tried 2 of the recipes, neither of which came out well. I first tried the Kabocha Pound Cake. The taste was great but the batter was thinner than pancake batter and took over twice as long to bake. (It is NOT my oven as I keep an oven thermometer in it.) Looking at the recipe even before I made the cake, I thought the dry to wet ratio was a bit odd. I don't think the recipes were tested OR edited.
Next I tried the azuki rolls. Again- wet to dry was suspect. I had to pour off some water from the cooked beans, although that is not a step in the process. Even with that, the dough was so loose, I could not roll it up. I have worked with delicate dough before, including philo, and have never had an issue before. The baked rolls were good but were so crumbly they fell apart. They were more like super delicate shortbread than an actual roll.
I am now very wary of trying other recipes in the book. I really want to try all of them. Someone here mentioned that they tried the biscotti and had no trouble. I will definitely make them as the recipe has some positive feedback.
If you have the book, and have made some of the recipes, please post your results. I would be very interested to know which ones work. In the meantime, if I attempt to make any of the other baked goods, I will update my post.
Great cookbook!!! September 19, 2006
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
This dessert book is, first of all, absolutely gorgeous!! the photographs are beautiful and the food styling is excellent - absolutely world class in every way!!
I, like some of the others reviewers, haven't actually made anything from the book yet but, i have had the desserts at m cafe and they are to die for!!! i love love love the strawberry shortcake and the cupcakes.
unfortunately, i live less than 2 blocks away from m cafe so it is way too convenient for me to have a dessert every day!!! not to mention that another veg place, busaba, has just recently opened across the street and they have to die for coconut sorbet. way too many dessert options in walking distance - but at least they are healthy desserts.
i met eric and his wife at a book signing recently at erewhon and was equally impressed with the man behind the talent. they were such nice people and told me that they self-published the cookbook themselves - simply unbelievably!! this cookbook is world-class in every way - presentation, writing clarity, and just sheer beauty.
Beautiful Cookbook and Delicious June 6, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This cookbook has the most beautiful pictures of vegan macrobiotic desserts. Pictures are on almost every page. I recently tried the Strawberry Mousse Pie. It was delicious and elegant.
I am not a macrobiotic cook but I am a vegan. I owned many vegan cookbooks but this particular one is dedicated to desserts. The style of the desserts in this book is European or French Japanese style so the desserts are not too sweet. I used to go to French Japanese bakeries in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and love their desserts and pastries. After being a vegan, I was deprived of this kind of desserts. Not anymore! Thanks to Chef Eric Lechasseur. If you are looking for a very sweet fudgy brownie recipe, this cookbook is not for you. But if you looking for a healthy, elegant, but delicious European style desserts, this is the perfect cookbook!
There is NO REFINED SUGAR, DAIRY, and EGGS in the recipes. I would like to try more recipes like Tiramisu, Blueberry Pinenut Pie, Upside-down Berry Pie, Chocolate Raspberry Charlotte, and Adzuki Roll. Hhmmm....they all looks so good.
I have been to M Cafe De Chaya once and fell in love with their desserts. Eric Lechausser is the pastry chef of this restaurant and that's how I got his cookbook. He is brilliant! As the previous reviewer said, I live 1 hour away from M Cafe but it was worth it to fight the crazy traffic in Melrose Ave and 101 Fwy. to dine and eat desserts at M Cafe.
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