Presents recipes for making favorite desserts from around the world and explains the traditions behind them.

Includes index.

Changing Traditions9 -- A World of Tasty Treats 9 -- Holidays and Festivals 11 -- Careful Cook 18 -- Cooking Utensils 19 -- Cooking Terms 19 -- Special Ingredients 20 -- Healthy and Low-Fat Cooking Tips 21 -- Metric Conversions Chart 23 -- An International Dessert Table 25 -- A Dessert Menu 26 -- Africa 29 -- African Fruit Salad 30 -- Moroccan Date Cake 31 -- Peanut Puffs 33 -- Asia and Australia 35 -- Rice Pudding 36 -- Mango on Sticky Rice 38 -- Lamingtons 40 -- Europe 43 -- Yogurt Pie 44 -- Honey Cake 45 -- Double Chocolate Walnut Biscotti 47 -- Sacher Torte 48 -- Caribbean, Mexico, and South America 51 -- Cinnamon Cookies 53 -- Caribbean Sorbet 54 -- Fried Bananas with Cinnamon Sugar 55 -- Flan 56 -- Holiday and Festival Desserts 59 -- Chinese New Year's Cake 60 -- Haman's Ears 62 -- Christmas Bread 64 -- Strawberry Torte 66 -- Stuffed Pancakes 68.