Cooking Up Sweets

For the first time since she opened her bakery, Samantha Sweet is staring at empty bistro tables and unsold pastries and wondering what's going on. A few regulars still show up, the ovens still hum, but something is missing. When her daughter Kelly insists she take a quick break and attend a local estate sale, Sam reluctantly agrees. She expects dusty knickknacks and chipped teacups. Instead, she finds a stack of vintage cookbooks ... including one that refuses to be ordinary.

Throughout the...