Susan McKenna Grant

Susan McKenna Grant actually tells how to make panettone and other holiday breads that Italians won't even attempt to make at home. Properly, from scratch, over the course of a week (first, make your yeast). The woman really knows her stuff (for that recipe she went and took a course from a professional). And the rest of the cookbook is equally knowledgeable, although thankfully, not equally complex. Full marks.