Learn to COOK - The Art of Chocolate: Techniques and Recipes for Simply Spectacular Desserts and Confec tions

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6374 EAN: 9780811818117 ISBN: 081181811X Label: Chronicle Books Manufacturer: Chronicle Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1998-09-01 Publisher: Chronicle Books Studio: Chronicle Books
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Editorial Reviews: This is not just a book of masterful recipes, tips, techniques, and meticulously detailed, easy-to-follow instructions. It is an extravagant paean to decadent desserts. Filled with luscious creations and lavish artistry-Chocolate Swan Truffles, Enchanted Forest Torte-this definitive guide to working with chocolate is unusual because it is written with beginners in mind. A cooking teacher with decades of experience, Elaine Gonz‡lez 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.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Worthy to have Comment: This book has a few simple recipes that are worth making for your family and friends. Some are a little more complex but it has great source of facts. Customer Rating: Summary: The Art of Chocolate Comment: A lovely looking book and very easy to read. It contains some very helpful tips for dealing with chocolate and some lovely recipes. Customer Rating: Summary: Not enough photos... Comment: The book is OK, the recipes seem to be good (I haven't tried any yet), but there's a lack of photographs... I think they are very important in cook books!! Customer Rating: Summary: No nonsense guide Comment: A good guide for home cooks with the time and interest to play with chocolate artistically. Great overview of equipment and terminology. Inspiring photos. Thanks Elaine! Customer Rating: Summary: Beautiful, well explained book! Comment: The explanations are clear and the ideas are great, but there are few photos that show the step-by-step of the confections. It is a pity! More Reviews