PASSINGS : Ann Seranne; Cook Book Author

Ann Seranne, 75, a food consultant and author of more than two dozen cookbooks, primarily concerning her favorite topic: desserts. Among them were “The Complete Book of Desserts” in 1963 and “Delectable Desserts” in 1962. The former editor of Gourmet magazine also wrote “Ann Seranne’s Good Food and How to Cook It,” “Good Food Without Meat,” “The Blender Cookbook” and many more. On Saturday in Newton, N.J., of the complications of a stroke.