Desserts

Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World’s Greatest Chocolate Makers

In the early nineteenth century the major English chocolate firms—Fry, Rowntree, and Cadbury—were all Quaker family enterprises that aimed to do well by doing good. The English chocolatiers introduced the world’s first chocolate bar and ever fancier chocolate temptations—while also writing groundbreaking papers on poverty, publishing authoritative studies of the Bible, and campaigning against human rights abuses. Chocolate …

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Ladurée Chocolate

The universe of chocolate is a world shaped by a thousand secrets, by perseverance and by know-how founded on passion (Les Marquis de Laduree).Ladurée continues its quest for the ultimate indulgence with Les Marquis de Ladurée, opening a magical portal to a dreamlike world, where dainty meets delicious, a universe exclusively dedicated to chocolate.In this book, chocolate lovers …

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How to Make Chocolate Candies: Dipped, Rolled, and Filled Chocolates, Barks, Fruits, Fudge, and More. A Storey BASICS® Title

Whether you like your chocolate gooey and rich, creamy and smooth, or nutty and dark, this Storey BASICS® guide shows you how to make your favorite sweet treats right at home. Bill Collins provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for a variety of chocolate-making techniques, including tempering, thickening, sugar boiling, mold filling, piping, and more. You’ll soon be showcasing your …

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Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers

“In this age of singles, couples and otherwise smaller households, Small-Batch Baking is an idea that’s in step with the times.”―The Dallas Morning NewsNo one can resist the allure of home-made chocolate desserts―but when recipes yield a full dozen or more, we often eat more than our serving size. In Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers, acclaimed food writer …

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Schokolade – Chocolate

Chocolate, Second Editionby Ramon Morato613 pages, hardcoverA tremendous success is the best definition for Ramon Morats Chocolate,a book published by Grupo Vilbo. Not only due to the thousands of copies sold so far,but also thanks to the countless praises and honorsthat both the author and the publishing house have received from professionals all over the world.Its magnitude, its …

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Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America

A self-professed candyfreak, Steve Almond set out in search of a much-loved candy from his childhood and found himself on a tour of the small candy companies that are persevering in a marketplace where big corporations dominate.From the Twin Bing to the Idaho Spud, the Valomilk to the Abba-Zaba, and discontinued bars such as the Caravelle, Marathon, and …

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Luscious Chocolate Desserts

Sexy, rich, and good in bed—chocolate is the ultimate indulgence. And Luscious Chocolate Desserts is the ultimate chocolate cookbook. Lori Longbotham, author of the best-selling Luscious Lemon Desserts, delivers more than 70 of the best recipes for tantalizing cakes, sumptuous tarts and pies, velvety puddings and souffles, plus melt-in-your-mouth cookies, ice cream, and candy—all with enough chocolate to …

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Absolutely Chocolate: Irresistible Excuses to Indulge

For years, most cooks only worried about choosing between semi-sweet and milk chocolate when whipping up chocolate creations. These days, however, it’s vital to know the origins, varieties, and unique characteristics of chocolates available. The experts at Fine Cooking magazine have taken the guesswork out of making more than 125 scrumptious sensations from layer cakes, tarts, and pies …

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Couture Chocolate: A Masterclass in Chocolate

Couture Chocolate examines the origins of one of the world’s most popular foods–explaining the method of creating chocolate, how its quality depends to a large extent on the variety of beans used, and the differences between plain, milk and white chocolates. It reveals how some of today’s most popular flavors – such as vanilla and chilli – were …

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Chocolate Bliss: 150 Easy Chocolate Recipes

Who doesn’t love chocolate? This universal ingredient is enjoyed in everything from chocolate cakes, cookies, bars and brownies to mousse, frosting, candy and puddings. Whether it’s a dark, decadent, over-the-top main flavor or a subtle, secondary ingredient to accent other ingredients, you can’t go wrong with chocolate. Browse through this assortment of …

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