494436 Fri Feb 29 06:45:07 -0800 2008 9 31 Home Cooking 0 3446600 and a title! (Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 250 Magnificent Recipes) and page length (544)! It will be published by Scribner, on October 28, 2008. Just added it to my Amazon wish list! Fri Feb 29 06:45:07 -0800 2008 71579 Venusia 1 3447419 Saints be praised! I remember how looooooooooooong we (and she!) waited for Cookwise. Fri Feb 29 10:36:35 -0800 2008 3446600 52499 ChefJune 2 3448386 I wonder when Amazon will take reserve orders for this tome? Fri Feb 29 17:53:48 -0800 2008 3447419 22220 Kelli2006 3 3448503 Amazon already does for $26.40. If you order now, you get 5% off, and if the price drops between now and then, you automatically get the lowest price AND the 5% (I'd assume of the price you originally ordered at) Fri Feb 29 18:42:30 -0800 2008 3448386 21291 Fuzzydave 1 3447464 Yee-hah!! Put me on that waiting list! Fri Feb 29 10:45:13 -0800 2008 3446600 25244 rockycat 1 3447507 I know there is much love for Ms. Corriher among chowhounds. Forgive my ignorance, but for what reason is she so revered? (I'm not familiar with her, though, I did see her on Good Eats the other night when I was flipping channels and stopped to admire Alton Brown's fudge...) I know I should be excited about her book, too, but I want to know why! ~TDQ Fri Feb 29 10:54:10 -0800 2008 3446600 12005 The Dairy Queen 2 3448656 Hey TDQ, If Harold McGee is the extremely smart and geeky uncle, Shirley Corrihor is the extremely smart and semi-geeky Southern aunt, who along with being a great cook, explains things in a way that is just really charming and straightforward, without giving the reader the vague feeling that they must have somehow slept through all of their high school chemistry classes. Also, the fact that she includes recipes that illustrate the subject of the chapter is wonderful. And, all of the recipes that I've tried out of "Cookwise" are foolproof and delicious. And, since her stints on "Good Eats" let us know what she sounds like, it is fun to read her writing in her voice. She writes just like she talks. Yoroshiku, Andy Fri Feb 29 20:04:17 -0800 2008 3447507 10374 AndyP 3 3449031 In Cookwise, Shirley Corriher explains the hows and whys of cooking techniques -- sort of like applied chemistry for the home cook and others. And then there are recipes that demonstrate the principles. A valuable reference guide, such as if you can't figure out why your cakes don't rise properly, her book explains what's needed for success. Sat Mar 01 05:28:29 -0800 2008 3448656 33755 NYchowcook 4 3450665 Neat, thank you NYchowcook and AndyP. ~TDQ Sat Mar 01 17:43:26 -0800 2008 3449031 12005 The Dairy Queen 3 3450476 It's funny, when I read her book, I can hear her voice exactly like she speaks too. I thought it was just me! Sat Mar 01 16:17:26 -0800 2008 3448656 88792 jazzy77