Looking at royal ritual in pre-revolutionary France, Death and the crown examines the deathbed and funeral of Louis XV in 1774, the lit de justice of November 1774 and the coronation of Louis XVI, including the ceremony of the royal healing touch for scrofula. It reviews the state of the field in ritual studies and appraises the situation of the monarchy in the 1770s, including the recall of the parlements and the many ways people engaged with royal ritual. It answers que...

The New York Times –bestselling cookbook that shows how to make 160 magical cakes using mix from a box."Anne Byrn tells how to turn mixes into masterpieces." — People MagazineTransform ordinary cake mix into extraordinary cakes through just the right additions: Use buttermilk and sour cream for greater moisture and richness. Boost flavor with cocoa powde...

Turn a cake mix into a cake masterpiece! Discover 175 decadent and quick modern recipes with from-scratch flavor from the bestselling author of The Cake Mix Doctor.Anne Byrn is known for her cake mix magic, and A New Take onCake makes baking from a boxed mix as inspiring as it is easy—everything from vegan tortes to gluten-free cakes, doughnuts to cake pops, and whoopie pies to a wedding cake. All for snacking, celebrating, and everything in betwe...

Thirty million Americans are gluten-intolerant or have a gluten sensitivity, eliminating it from their diets because gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley—has been implicated in health issues ranging from respiratory problems and abdominal discomfort to anemia, anxiety, and infertility. The food industry has bullishly taken notice. Gluten-free baking products, including cake mixes from Betty Crocker, King Arthur, Whole Foods, and others, have increased sevenfold on grocery shelv...

Everyone needs one great, foolproof recipe for a birthday cake—here, from the Cake Mix Doctor, America's bestselling baking author whose books have sold millions of copies, are 25 of them, plus the perfect frostings and icings.You won't believe these cakes came out of a box. By enhancing packaged cake mix with just the right additions—whole milk, a dollop of lemon yogurt, a touch of cinnamon or a teaspoon of cocoa powder—Anne Byrn turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. And it's...

The Cake Mix Doctor goes chocolate! Anne Byrn brings her proven prescription for doctoring cake mix to an ingredient that inspires love bordering on obsession.It's a marriage made in baker's heaven-150 all-new, all-easy recipes for cakes, starring the ingredient that surpasses all other flavors, including vanilla, by a 3-to-1 margin, and that Americans consume to the tune of 2.8 billion pounds a year. Starting with versatile supermarket cake mixes and adding just the right extras-i...

One dish. A few simple supermarket ingredients. That's all it takes for the Dinner Doctor® to work her magic. Here, beloved author Anne Byrn offers twenty inventive recipes for easy-to-make, delicious one-dish comfort foods you can put together in fifteen minutes or less, and then plop in the oven. Fancy a Parmesan Chicken and Biscuit Pie tonight? All you'll need is a rotisserie chicken, a bag of frozen vegetables, cream, frozen biscuits, and some pre-grated Parmesan cheese—and dinner is s...

Discover how to turn cake mix into everybody's favorite little cake, featuring 135 irresistible recipes and a chapter on the tastiest frostings."Anne Byrn tells readers how to turn mixes into masterpieces." — People MagazineCupcake magic . . . Cupcakes are celebratory, cupcakes are comforting, cupcakes are peel-back-the-paper and tickle-your-inner-child treats that elicit smiles wherever they appe...

A delicious tour of America’s favorite treats, cookies, and candies from the beloved author of the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor series and American CakeIACP AWARD FINALIST • “Every recipe comes with a story as delicious as the small bite it describes. And best of all, every small bite begs to be baked.”—Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award–winning author of Dorie’s CookiesEach of America’s little bites—cookies, candies, wafer...

Taste your way through America with more than 125 recipes for our favorite historical cakes and frostings.Cakes in America aren't just about sugar, flour, and frosting. They have a deep, rich history that developed as our country grew. Cakes, more so than other desserts, are synonymous with celebration and coming together for happy times. They're an icon of American culture, reflecting heritage, region, season, occasion, and era. And they always have been, througho...

All of the comfort foods you crave made gluten-free for the whole family to enjoy together.Unbelievably great fried chicken, with a golden crispy coating. Unbelievably delicious pizza crust, two ways—classic chewy, or thin and crackerlike. Unbelievably real-deal gumbo, thickened with a sweet rice flour roux.Anne Byrn serves up these and other favorite dishes, and does it by replacing wheat, barley, and rye with gluten-free ingredien...

Nina ist ein ganz normaler Teenie. Aber viele aus ihrem Umfeld lassen sie etwas anderes spüren. Denn Nina sitzt seit anderthalb Jahren nach einem Reitunfall im Rollstuhl. Eigentlich kommt sie mit der Situation ganz gut zurecht. Das, was nervt, sind die mitleidigen Blicke, die unüberwindbaren Hindernisse auf Straßen und in Gebäuden und die Überfürsorge ihrer Mutter. Zu allem Überfluss wird ihr dann auch noch an der neuen Schule von ihren Mitschülern Fabian und Max das Leben schwer gemacht. ...