Two at the Table Cookbook: Cooking for Couples Now that the Kids are Gone
Author: Cherly Fall
Containing over 125 recipes, Two at the Table features a diverse stable of dishes, from starters and salads to savory items and desserts. With the focus on recipes that serve just two, the author addresses quantities of ingredients and how to reorganize a pantry for newly minted empty nesters. Recipes include Seattle Style Broiled Scallops with Vodka Sauce, Confetti Squash and Vegetable Kabobs, Rum and Raisin Cakes, and more.
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Chocolate Connoisseur: For Everyone with a Passion for Chocolate
Author: Chloe Doutre Roussel
Packed with amazing stories, tasting notes for the world's finest chocolates, history, myths, recipes, and "chocolate philosophy," this charming book will inspire you to become a bona fide connoisseur.
Chocolate. We all love it. We know what we like, and we're pretty sure it's naughty. But have you really, truly explored the wonderful world of fine chocolate? Few people know as much about chocolate as Chloй Doutre-Roussel, and in this unique book she shares her knowledge of this much-loved food and her passion for it.
In The Chocolate Connoisseur, you will:
•learn how to tell the difference between "good" and "bad" chocolate
•discover wonderful new brands to savor and enjoy
•marry your favorite brands to your mood and time of day
•learn to taste chocolate like a connoisseur
Today, the popularity of gourmet chocolate bars is soaring as we are introduced to the delights of single-estate cocoa beans, bars labeled according to bean variety and origin, and cocoa nibs. Chocolate-tasting societies and evenings are springing up everywhere. Like drinking fine wine or good coffee, chocolate is an experience not to be missed. This perfectly packaged little pink book about chocolate, one of the world's most delicious treats, is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day-or for any chocolate lover in your life.
Publishers Weekly
The chocolate buyer for the London department store Fortnum & Mason has taken it upon herself to educate the world about life beyond Snickers bars; the difference between "candy" and true ("artisanal") chocolate, and then between chocolate and chocolates (bonbons); and how to learn to love the good stuff, en route to becoming a chocolate connoisseur oneself, as skilled as any wine or cheese taster. Her approach is that of an unabashed and evangelical snob, a bracing combination of Mary Poppins and Miss Manners. Along the way, Doutre-Roussel skewers some sacred cows-Belgian chocolates, Godiva-and lists with approval a dozen brands most people have never heard of, with, fortunately, mail-order and online sources to find them and instructions on how to savor them when found. This is a beautiful little book, chockfull of charming pictures, maps, charts and graphs, sidebars and boxes of advice, lore and even a few recipes. Paired with a few choco-gourmet samples, it would make a scrumptious Valentine's gift for nearly anyone. (Feb.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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