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Chocolate Craftsmanship At Home . . .
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Homemade chocolate creations are only limited by your imagination . . .
My Favorite Chocolate Lenses
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Chocolate is Good for You!
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Chocolate has been a treat for thousands of years, and in ancient civilizations was thought to be medicinal. Modern science has recently shown that chocolate does indeed have health benefits, particularly for the circulatory system. Read on to disco...
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Delicious Guilt-Free Chocolate Desserts
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If you're on a diet or just looking to eat healthier, there's no reason to give up chocolate. Below are recipes for easy to make delicious chocolate desserts, that will satisfy your carving for chocolate without the guilt. Please feel free to add you...
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Chocolate Fondue Recipes
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Fondue is making a come back so why not indulge yourself and your passion for chocolate by combining the two with Chocolate Fondue? Chocolate fondue recipes are easy and fun to make. From fun and fanciful to totally romantic... these chocolate fond...
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Chocolate Holidays: 50-Plus Chocolate Occasions You Simply Must Celebrate!
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Chocolate is sumptuous, it's sexy and . . . well, soulful. And, if you are a self-proclaimed choco-holic . . . you're not alone. Millions of people around the globe agree that chocolate, simply rocks! Guess what? If you needed guilt-free reasons to...
Budding Chocolate Makers . . . Start Here!
Homemade Chocolate 101 says "You Can't Make Chocolate If You Don't Know the Basics" Ah, Duh!
Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Technique for the Artisan Confectioner
"... master confectioner Peter Greweling of The Culinary Institute of America has at last produced the bible of artisan confectionery-a comprehensive guide to the ingredients, theory, techniques, and formulas needed to create every kind of chocolate and confection. . . Illustrated throughout with nearly 200 striking full-color photographs and illustrations, Chocolates & Confections provides a comprehensive foundation in confectionery, offering accessible explanations of theory as well as illustrated step-by-step guidance on technique, from tempering chocolate to candying fruit. It also includes helpful charts that pinpoint common candy-making pitfalls and how to avoid them, guides to the best quality chocolate and other all-natural confectionery ingredients, as well as information on packaging and storage.
Learn the Art of Chocolate
The Art of Chocolate: Techniques and Recipes for Simply Spectacular Desserts and Confec tions
"Elaine Gonzalez has devised innovative techniques to put the art of working with chocolate within everyone's reach. After mastering a few basics, any cook can create shimmering cakes, seductive truffles, and amazing chocolate sculptures. With The Art of Chocolate, even novices will soon roll, curl, twist, coax, and nudge chocolate to dizzying heights of fantasy." Reviewer comment: "Buy the book and necessary supplies, follow Elaine's expert instructions, and you can develop into a master chocolate maker..."
You Can Make Chocolate Truffles Like Top Chocolatiers
Truffles: 50 Deliciously Decadent Homemade Chocolate Treats
Offers 50 recipes for indulgent chocolate truffles using high-quality chocolate infused with a wide range of fabulous flavorings. Anyone can become a master truffle maker with these clear, easy-to-follow recipes and tips... A 5-star review: "Easy instructions, great tips, nice pictures and amazing recipes. Even if you're a beginner, you'll make perfect truffles each time.."
Master the Art of Chocolate Making . . .
Making Artisan Chocolates by Andrew Garrison Shotts
Forget milk chocolate molded into childish candy bars. Today's chocolate candies use chocolates with high cocoa content and less sugar then previously available and are molded into highly decorated pieces of art. Once only accessible to pastry chefs and candy makers, home cooks can now purchase high-end domestic and imported chocolates in their local specialty stores. The recent availability of bittersweet chocolates coupled with our access to a global food market and unique ingredients has crea...0 points
Chocolate Obsession: Confections and Treats to Create and Savor by Michael Recchiuti, Fran Gage
Known as the "Picasso of chocolatiers," Michael Recchiuti creates confections that are every bit as daring and original as any of his namesake's artworks. But unlike the painter, the chocolate maker has made it possible for even the amateur to achieve his artistry. In Chocolate Obsession Recchiuti, owner of the famed artisanal chocolate company in San Francisco, divulges his professional secrets and techniques, allowing home cooks to reproduce his exquisite confections in their own kitchens.
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Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate by Robert Steinberg, John Scharffenberger
The first cookbook from America's premier chocolate makers, filled with recipes, kitchen tips, and dazzling photographs
As Americans have become fascinated by chocolate, and especially high-quality chocolate, one name has risen above the rest: Scharffen Berger. Founded in 1996 by Robert Steinberg, a physician and amateur chef, and John Scharffenberger, an award-winning vintner, the company's confections have won a following among food professionals and home cooks alike. Now, in their f...
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Chocolate Epiphany: Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone by Francois Payard, Anne E. Mcbride
Celebrated French pastry chef and owner of one of New York City's favorite bakeries presents an impressive and comprehensive dessert cookbook with recipes for everything chocolate, from easy cookies to showstopping cakes.
On any given weekend at the esteemed New York City institution Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro, locals and tourists swoon over sweet delicacies like creamy chocolate truffles, fruit tarts, and delicate, decadent cookies, while brides take note of the stylish wedding cakes in the...0 points
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