Great Desserts of the American West Sweet Endings and Treats from the West Coast to the Lone Star State

Frances Towner Giedt is a James Beard Cookbook award winner and was twice nominated for the Julia Child Cookbook Award. Her passion for desserts served her well in college when, as a graduate student in foods and nutrition, she did the final testing for a national brand of piecrust mix. (She baked 20 pies per day, 6 days a week, for 6 months. Total: 2,880 pies in 6 months.) She has worked for several California fruit advisory boards and is the author of numerous cookbooks.Giedt, Frances Towner is the author of 'Great Desserts of the American West Sweet Endings and Treats from the West Coast to the Lone Star State' with ISBN 9780877193463 and ISBN 0877193460.