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Chocolate and candy making today is undergoing a renaissance in public awareness and status. This comprehensive book combines artisan confectionery techniques with accessible explanations of the theory and science as well as formulas for use in production. Fundamental information for the confectioner includes ingredient function and use, chocolate processing, and artisan production techniques. The book contains 140 formulas and variations for beautiful confections, including dairy-based centers, crystalline and noncrystalline sugar confectionery, jellies, and nut center and aerated confections.
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Basic and easy to understand.......2007-10-07
I purchased this book for its comprehensive review of the chocolate tempering process. Prior to reading it I already had some tempering experience in a food lab with small tempering unit but have only done this a few times and needed to firm up the basics. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this book has so much more than just chocolate overview. It really gives an outstanding primer on sugar- based confections, including caramels, nougat, hard boiled and gummy candies, marshmallows etc. The explanation of candy making techniques is easy to understand and follow. I did have a few issues with whipping marshmallows to the desired stiffness, but I attribute it to inconsistencies of the whipping time.
I've been making caramels for my company, Das Foods for about 7 months before I purchased this book and and yet I found some very helpful suggestions to improve texture and reduce stickiness of our caramels.
Overall, an excellent book that highly recommend to anyone who has passion and iterest in making confections
Excellent book.......2007-09-28
This is an excellent book. It has a balance of the science of chocolate with the art of chocolate. Excellent photographs of the products and great recipes. A must have!
THE CANDIE BOOK BY WHICH OTHERS SHOULD BE MEASURED.......2007-08-23
Every baker or pastry chef that spends time reading to improve their skills knows that out of the multitude of available books for each subject, a handful stand out. Books that can dramatically improve one's skills or even open new paths of creativity. This is one of these books. Excellent in every way. From the theory to the recipes and from the explanation to the products this book stands out. I am a professional baker/pastry chef and I have rarely seen such professional work in a book.If one acquires this book ,along with 'Fine chocolates' by Wybauw and 'Making artisan chocolates' by Shotts, then they are on a good road to master the techniques of chocolate and candymaking.
This book includes chocolate work, candy making, nougats, dipped goods, ganaches ,moulded products, jellies and many more. The theory is detailed and clear and the photos are luscius and a treat to the eye.There is a multitude of recipes all using mostly easy to find ingredients and traditional methods, with no preservatives. This book is not the same as Wybauw's. His is similar but, with a special interest in preservation. As another reviewer wrote, the two books are complementary.
Another aspect of the book that I like is that all recipes are in the Metric system, the Imperial system and in percentage formula form. Also all temperatures are in Celsius and Farhenheit.
With almost 400 pages and at this price this is a must for the serious candymaker and chocolatier.
Professional Candy Making Master Class.......2007-08-04
Take the subtitle of this book seriously: 'for the artisan confectioner'. If you are a beginner who is just learning how to make candy, this book is not for you. However, if you have experience successfully making candy (and this includes hobbyists at home or professionals) and want to take your skills to the next level, this book is it. What do I mean by this? Try this: can you make both a soft and firm ganache off the top of your head without a recipe? Do you know the difference? Have you even made ganache before? How many degrees does it take to go from soft ball to hard ball?
Those who know how to make basic candy recipes have little chance to advance their skills. Usually, it involves a plane trip to a different part of the country or even to Europe to get advanced candy training. With this book and a little dedicated effort, perhaps you can skip the plane trip and hotel booking.
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1) it has extensive tables on various candy failures, and the remedies
2) there are extensive theoretical explanations; not much practical importance, but significant nonetheless
3) it is the only resource I know of that describes all 4 methods of tempering chocolate, along with warnings of common pitfalls
4) all the recipes are proven, professional ones that are production ready for your workplace.
5) there are many color pictures to show you what your finished product will look like (I only wish there were more, one for each and every recipe).
Amazing Book!.......2007-08-03
However, if you are looking for a book just filled with some good recipes, I would recommend "The Essence of Chocolate". Chocolates and Confections follows a textbook style and delves into the chemistry and science of formulating chocolate (and other sweet) confections. A terrific book--it's a heavy read, but you don't have to be attending culinary school to understand what they are talking about! :-D
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"Jonathan recognizes that in today's Internet-fed, savvy-consumer world, it is the people-to-people connections, regardless of price point, that differentiate a customer's experience. Gimmicks come and go, but without sincere and caring people delivering the overall experience, from start to finish, well, it's true--chocolates on the pillow are not enough. A great read!"
—David Neeleman, founder and CEO, JetBlue Airways Corporation
"If you don't work for your customer, you're not doing your job. Who better to turn to for lessons in great customer experiences than Jonathan Tisch? He has long been one of the most respected leaders in travel and hospitality, and when it comes to treating all customers like guests, to put it simply, he gets it. And then some."
—Millard S. Drexler, Chairman and CEO, J. Crew Group
"What brings customers back to my restaurants? Why do viewers watch my TV show? It's more than Bam! It's delivering a kicked-up customer experience. Tisch is the guy who knows how to do this best. His book gives the inside scoop on how to excite your customers and bring 'em back for more."
—Emeril Lagasse
"Attention to detail, passion, and dedication are a few of the things that made me successful as an athlete. Jonathan knows that by doing the same in business, you maximize the customer's experience and outscore the competition."
—Tiki Barber
Customer Reviews:
Interesting but lacks cohesiveness.......2007-08-28
Jonathon Tisch is Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, one of the premier hotel groups in the world. In Chocolates on the pillow aren't enough, he takes us beyond some simplistic (but important) customer centric concepts to show us how to re-invent the customer experience. If you are looking for a book that describes the hotel business, you need to look somewhere else, because Tisch and co-author Karl Weber take us far beyond the walls of Loews Hotels.
Tisch endeavors to show how to engineer the total customer experience by in effect re-imagining the customer experience.
Tisch writes about The Hospitable Organization - Turning customers into guests. Here he shows how Gerry Levin, former CEO of AOL Time Warner is re- imagining health care although it should be noted that his concept is only suitable for extremely wealthy people.
To some extent the book lacks continuity and a real sense of cohesiveness as we are taken through numerous concepts to re-invent the customer experience.
Concepts include;
Home away from Home: The art of welcoming customers
One size does not fit all: The new art of customization
Let me introduce you: Customer communities in an interactive world
Everyone is welcome: The challenges of customer diversity
This is not a standard customer service book but the benefit of this book is that it will help you to think through some potentially new customer centric solutions that may help you grow your business.
ho hum - buy this used. .......2007-07-02
If you have been living under a rock and have no clue about trends in customer service over the past few years - this is a good book. However, if you have ever studied the Dell customer experience and looked at successful retailers, or unless you want to read an infomercial for Loew's hotels, your money is better spent elsewhere. I found the constant references to Loew's hotels annoying given the chain isn't exactly the pinnacle of the customer experience. The anecdotes could have come from any number of fine hotels around the globe. You're better off buying this used or looking elsewhere. This work is neither eye opening nor inspiring. I found myself reading it quickly in order to drop it off in a reading room instead of allowing such garbage to take up room in my carry on bag. You can go to the Villa Andarra in Bali (which in spite of being a small hotel, connects well with its guest) to read my copy for free.
Give Your Best, Then A Little Bit More.......2007-06-05
Jonathan Tisch's "Chocolates On The Pillow Are Not Enough" is a must read for anyone who is in the business of serving people - whether in the private, the non-profit, or the public sectors. (I have extrapolated the application of Tisch's ideas to organizations that are not commercial enterprises). Tisch translates his years of experience and observation as a hotelier to address both the why and the how of "meeting a challenge that never ends." It is the challenge of creating deeper, richer, more satisfying connections to your organization in today's complex, rapidly changing world. While you can get closure on a number of key management tasks, you can never declare "mission accomplished" when connecting with customers,employees, or donors. Like other relationships in life, a relationship with any stakeholder is a long-lasting, evolving, living entity.
Themes and practices in "Chocolates" are drawn from some of the world's smartest and most successful organizations including In-N-Out Burger, McDonalds, Dell, Sephora, Commerce Bank (NJ), Virgin Healthcare, Revolution On-line (Steve Case), Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Target, E-Z Pass, 311 phone exchange, Harley Davidson, and EBay. Any reader is bound to find one, two, or three exciting ideas that can be applied immediately in his/her own organization. Tisch adds "Big Aha's" at the end of each chapter summarizing the key thoughts/actions making the book a useful reference.
Tisch provides the hotelier's secret (people remember the experience not the attributes), and answers to the question "What happened to my customers?"(in world beset by discord, inequality, hyper-partisan politics, and the threat of terror). He helps us to re-imagine the customer experience and focuses our attention on creating customers who are happy to buy.
A most valuable part of the book for all will be the sections on the "The Art of Welcome." This is something most companies (and in particular, non-profits) do not give attention to, whether with customers, new employees, or suppliers. Tisch warns us to pay attention to the decompression zone, where people enter, and THEIR threshold resistance. We must learn to understand what makes people feel welcome, comfortable and relaxed. If we do, they want to buy (the customer), or make a significant contribution (the new employee, supplier, or donor).
"Chocolates" highlights why the art of the welcome is crucial to all organizations. And Tisch chides us to give our best, and then, a little bit more.
Lots of solid customer experience know-how.......2007-05-09
The book has two main sections - a problem/solution statement and a (much longer) section on "Reimagining the Customer Experience". Each chapter has a "Big Ahas" section at the end to summarize the critical points Jonathan is trying to make and the book is generally well-written and an easy read. It is a little hotel- or hospitality-industry centric but not more than you would expect given his background.
The first section lays out why the authors think that customers are more fickle and harder to please than in the past. Arguing that there is no way to turn back the clock, they talk about "getting back to basics" and creating stronger, longer-lasting ties to customers. He quotes the CEO of Proctor and Gamble "People remember experiences. They don't remember [product] attributes." The book talks about engineering the total customer experience as the solution, starting by focusing on the totality of the customers experience across every touchpoint. Among his solution ideas are looking for ways to give your customers both simplicity and flexibility, thinking about all the touchpoints your customers have, linking with customers directly even if you are not selling directly and that customers are a moving target.
The second part has a series of chapters, most of which had some great points. These range from discussion of the power of personalization and customization in making customers feel in control and happy to buy, to the challenges of providing security. He is a big proponent of transparency, arguing that what one customers knows all will soon know and that you can get real benefits out of being more transparent. He argues that even big organizations can think small in terms of welcoming customers that you should build your future with existing customers.
All in all a good and worthwhile read. You might want to consider The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More also.
Great examples of companies that innovative with customer experiences.......2007-04-07
I got off to a slow start reading this book, stopping and restarting several times, but eventually once about 25% through the book it drew me in with its superb examples. It's made me rethink a couple things about my business as well!
This book may be frustrating for people in any kind of customer service at companies where they cannot improve the customer experience because of "rules" and mindset, but may encourage them to leave and go somewhere they'll be appreciated more.
For anyone in a position of any authority at an organization with lots of customers, especially less than very happy customers, this book is a great and insightful read.
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Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in tum-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.
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Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life inturn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with itswinning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit. The classic lovestory takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy.
While still in her mother's womb, her daughter-to-be weeps so violentlyshe causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices andfixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes away of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef. She shares specialpoints of her favorite preparations with listeners throughout the story.
"A tall tale, fairy tale, soap-opera romance, Mexican cookbook, andhome-remedy handbook all rolled into one."
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"A wondrous romantic tale. Esquivel has given us a banquet."
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"Like Water for Chocolate is deceptively simple and simplywonderful. A story of love, sex, war, and the sweep of Mexican historythat belongs to women."
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"A mystical, piquant novel. Like Water for Chocolate is a savoryand satisfying tale."
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To each their own..........2007-10-01
I picked this book up for free at an orchard, they have a great book give away system. I had heard of this before but never read it. It was okay, but I'm sure I'll never read it again. The story is about 3 sisters and their mom on a ranch is Mexico. The older sister marries the younger one's love, and the story takes off. The problem is, I didn't connect with any of these characters. They story would have grim reality, then fantasy in the next paragraph. I can undrestand why some people would enjoy this, but it's not my thing. I think this is one of those books that you'll love or hate. If you love this book, you'll be shaking your head and wondering what's wrong with me that I didn't like it. If you didn't care for it, you'll understand what I'm saying. Whatever, to each their own.
Delicious!.......2007-08-04
The story of Elena De la Garza, the youngest daughter of Tita, is told by Tita's granddaughter. Cultural tradition is that as the youngest daughter, Tita must remain with her mother, unmarried, to care for her until she dies.
Tita's sister Gertrudis marries Tita's love Pedro. Rosaura has love fire and goes off to the Revolution to couple with a general in the army and becomes an officer of the army herself. This book is fantasy, magic, emotion, reality of love, told in chapters headed by ancient Mexican recipes handed down for generations. Ingeniously constructed, with a beautiful voice, this book is a classic.
Wonderful book - one of my favorites!.......2007-07-20
Laura Esquival's story is about love and passion intertwined with food and family. Each chapter begins with a delicious recipe that connects to the story about Tita, the heroine of the book.
You fall in love with the characters, laugh and smile when good things happen, and cry when unfortunate events tear at their hearts. It's a page turner that fires up the imagination. It will make you hungry and want to fall in love at the same time.
This is one of my favorite books. I read it at least once a year.
Like water for chocolate .......2007-06-13
This book is a story is about a young girl that is in love with this young man. When he wants to go ask her hand in marriage Mama Elena says "No." The reason that she says no is because of a stupid tradition. That says that the youngest girl in the De la Garza family can not get married. They have to take care of there mother till she dies.
So when the young man finds out he thinks that the closes why he can get to Tita is by marring her sister. So he does. When Tita finds out she is heart broken. Not only did she just lose the man that she loved; now she had to live seeing him with her sister. What really hurt her most was that she had to make the wedding cake. When she was making some of her tears got into the ingredients and that mad the cake go bad. While her sister was eating it she felt sick and throw-up all over her white dress. Rosaura said that Tita was trying to ruin her wedding night by making her sick.
I really like the way that the author describes everything so good. Like when Tita was making dinner, how she was cutting the chilies, and the sound that the meat made when it touched the hot pan. I also liked the setting that the author had. Some thing that I would change would be the ending. But I had to read it two times to get it. But this is a really good book so you should read it if you like soap-opera romance,and fairy- tale.
magical mystical ride..........2007-05-30
Like Water for Chocolate is a wonderful, magical even mystical ride. A lyrical tale of food, love, romance and heartbreak. Highly recommended.
Laura Esquivel writes a beautiful story that will stay with you for years.
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For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public--well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars will receive a private tour of the factory, given by Mr. Wonka himself. For young Charlie Bucket, this a dream come true. And, when he finds a dollar bill in the street, he can't help but buy two Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights--even though his impoverished family could certainly use the extra dollar for food. But as Charlie unwraps the second chocolate bar, he sees the glimmer of gold just under the wrapper! The very next day, Charlie, along with his unworthy fellow winners Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop, steps through the factory gates to discover whether or not the rumors surrounding the Chocolate Factory and its mysterious owner are true. What they find is that the gossip can't compare to the extraordinary truth, and for Charlie, life will never be the same again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, another unforgettable masterpiece from the legendary Roald Dahl, never fails to delight, thrill, and utterly captivate. (Ages 9 to 12)
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The classic tale of fantasy, this delightful masterpiece depicts all sorts of characters: greedy, selfish, obnoxious, compassionate, loveable, and generous. Recounting the adventures of four children bent on having their own way, the story's moralistic factor becomes uproariously apparent early on.
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A FUNNY BOOK TO READ!.......2007-10-02
My name is Schuyler®. I read Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Charlie is one fifth of the lucky children that get to go into the chocolate factory. Some of the wildest things happen. The book is hilarious. I recommend it and give it five stars.
My Favorite Book of All-Time.......2007-09-23
Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors of all-time but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has so many elements to the book that make it so great. I think this book would be perfect for middle school kids because of the fantasy part of the book that gets kids thinking beyond what they perceive reality as, it gets them thinking outside the box. Another thing that this book builds is curiosity, in the book the kids are curious to see what is really inside the factory. There is never a boring part of the book. This book also teaches the point of never giving up because Charlie finally won the golden ticket. A great book...
Charlie and the choclate factory.......2007-06-13
Have you ever wanted to see inside of a chocolate factory? Well in this book a kid named Charlie gets that chance. He finds a golden ticket in the rapper of a chocolate bar. So he and his grandpa along with all the other kids that found tickets get to go to take a tour of the factory. Why they are in there some pretty interesting things happen to all the kids. Each kid finds a way to get in trouble in there own way.
My favorite part of this book is when Charlie and his grandma get in trouble. They drink so soda that makes them float and have to find a way down. Then they think no one saw them but they get caught in the end.
I believe that the theme of this book is that "good things happen to good people. I think this cause Charlie is a nice boy and very good things happen to him. He is quickly rewarded for performing good deeds.
Overall this was a pretty good book. The beginning is a little long and boring but after that it is good book. This is probably a book meant for kids 10 to 13. This book has a lot of imagination in it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.......2007-06-06
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about a boy named Charlie Bucket, a small boy who lived a very poor. Until one day, as he walked alongside the road, his eye caught a dollar bill. What do you think he does with it? He spends it on two bars of chocolate. One of them contained a golden ticket to Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and Wonka is the world's greatest chocolate maker. Charlie gets a tour of the factory with four other children: Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee.
I would most likely recommend this book to children because it's whimsical and funny. I'd rate this book a five because it really gets my attention. This is also the reason why I like this book. If you think you might like this book, then try reading it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.......2007-06-06
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about a boy named Charlie Bucket, a small boy who lived a very poor. Until one day, as he walked alongside the road, his eye caught a dollar bill. What do you think he does with it? He spends it on two bars of chocolate. One of them contained a golden ticket to Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and Wonka is the world's greatest chocolate maker. Charlie gets a tour of the factory with four other children: Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee.
I would most likely recommend this book to children because it's whimsical and funny. I'd rate this book a five because it really gets my attention. This is also the reason why I like this book. If you think you like this book, then try reading it.
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Established in 1996, Scharffen Berger has become America's preeminent maker of cooking chocolate. Essence of Chocolate, by the firm's founders and food writer Susie Heller, offers more than 100 recipes for a broad selection of delights like Chocolate Pudding Cakes, Chocolate Marbled Gingerbread, Cocoa Caramel Panna Cotta, and Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake, as well as savory edibles made with chocolate like Tortilla Soup and Chile-Marinated Flank Steak. Unusual recipes also include the likes of Chocolate Chunk Challah and TKOs, a homemade version of Oreos that leaves those favorites on the supermarket shelf.
Arranged by chocolate intensity, the recipes come from the company's files and from chefs including Flo Braker, Jim Dodge, Thomas Keller, and Stephanie Hersh. Although the formulas vary in difficulty, most are within the range of all cooks interested in making something terrific. Readers should note, however, that the recipes require chocolate with specific cocoa-solids contents--62% semisweet, for example--that may be difficult to find. Most cooks will know, however, that one high-quality chocolate of similar cocoa content can usually replace another. With narrative sections in which Steinberg and Scharffenberger trace (at perhaps excessive length) their career trajectories, interesting asides such as "Bread and Chocolate," lots of chocolate lore, and a good primer on how chocolate is manufactured--plus color photos--the book makes a happy addition to the chocolate lovers' kitchen library. --Arthur Boehm
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Established in 1996, Scharffen Berger has become America's preeminent maker of cooking chocolate. Essence of Chocolate, by the firm's founders and food writer Susie Heller, offers more than 100 recipes for a broad selection of delights like Chocolate Pudding Cakes, Chocolate Marbled Gingerbread, Cocoa Caramel Panna Cotta, and Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake, as well as savory edibles made with chocolate like Tortilla Soup and Chile-Marinated Flank Steak. Unusual recipes also include the likes of Chocolate Chunk Challah and TKOs, a homemade version of Oreos that leaves those favorites on the supermarket shelf.Arranged by chocolate intensity, the recipes come from the company's files and from chefs including Flo Braker, Jim Dodge, Thomas Keller, and Stephanie Hersh. Although the formulas vary in difficulty, most are within the range of all cooks interested in making something terrific. Readers should note, however, that the recipes require chocolate with specific cocoa-solids contents--62% semisweet, for example--that may be difficult to find.Most cooks will know, however, that one high-quality chocolate of similar cocoa content can usually replace another. With narrative sections in which Steinberg and Scharffenberger trace (at perhaps excessive length) their career trajectories,interesting asides such as "Bread and Chocolate," lots of chocolate lore, and a good primer on how chocolate is manufactured--plus color photos--the book makes a happy addition to the chocolate lovers' kitchen library.--Arthur Boehm
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Bravo!.......2007-07-04
What a beautiful book! I pretty much collect cookbooks and I definitely have my favorites. I had my eye on this one but I stopped myself from making the purchase (well... at least for a while). I am glad I did finally break down and buy it. Besides it being a truly beautiful book, it is filled with the inspiring story of how one can turn a tragedy around and how 2 people could do so much in such a short period of time (in the chocolate world). The recipes and pictures are truly inspiring. A lot of love went into this book!
Great Book on Chocolate!!!.......2007-06-20
I have learned a lot about how chocolate is created with this book. I have not tried the recipes yet but I have learnt what going into making chocolate. From selecting the beans to fermentation... I also like how the book give some nice tidbits about the history of chocolate such as how Devil's Food cake got its name and how Hershey started out.
Book Review.......2007-05-28
This is an excellent book with great recipes. It is well
worth buying. I loved it. Here are two men who have a
passion that is translated into a well written book that makes
you want to delve into their passion as well and bake.
Mouthwatering in Michigan.......2007-05-25
This cookbook is one of the most beautiful, delectible, irresistable books on chocolate I have ever seen. The photographs are stunning and the recipes are to die for. I just received it and can't wait to make wonderful treats for my family. You can tell the author's have a special passion for what they do. It is evident even in the quality of the paper used in this book. It is truely a work of art, even if all you do is dream of making the many wonderful recipes. I have many cookbooks but this one is my new favorite!! Purchase and enjoy!!
FABULOUS EASY TO MAKE CHCOLATE C AKE.......2007-05-12
I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE ESSENSE OF CHCOLATE AND IN IT WAS A WONDERFUL CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE AND IT WAS REALLY EASY...WHAT I DID NOT EXPECT WAS FOR IT TO TURN OUT SO GOOD AND NOT TOO SWEET.I ALSO TRIED THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE AND IT TOO WAS WONDERFUL.SO GLAD THAT I BOUGHT THIS BOOK.CLEARLY THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK IS NOT ONLY A SPECIALIST IN CHOCOLATE HE TOO IS A GREAT BAKER !
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- A sweet and intense view into the life of a teen werewolf...
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- Blood and Chocolate what a combination!
- Cliche and bad at the beginning, almost satisfying by the end, this is an inconstant, sub par book. Ambivalently recommended
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Characterizing the adolescent experience as monstrous is not exactly a new idea. M.T. Anderson's woefully confused teen vampire in Thirsty and Jean Thesman's reluctant young witch in The Other Ones serve as excellent examples of this metaphor set to fiction. But no one really captures how our hormones make us howl as well as Annette Curtis Klause. Blood and Chocolate chronicles the longings and passions of one Vivian Gandillon, teenage werewolf. Her pack family, recently burned out of their West Virginia home by suspicious neighbors, has resettled in a sleepy Maryland suburb. At her new school, Viv quickly falls for sensitive heartthrob Aiden, a human--or "meat-boy," as her pack calls him. Soon she is trying to tame her undomesticated desires to match his more civilized sensibilities. "He was gentle. She hadn't expected that. Kisses to her were a tight clutch, teeth, and tongue... His eyes were shy beneath his dark lashes, and his lips curved with delight and desire--desire he wouldn't force on her... he was different." But Vivian's animal ardor cannot be stilled, and she must decide if she should keep Aiden in the dark about her true nature or invite him to take a walk on her wild side.
Klause poetically describes the violence and sensuality of the pack lifestyle, creating a hot-blooded heroine who puts the most outrageous riot grrrls to shame. Blood and Chocolate is a masterpiece of adolescent angst wrapped in wolf's clothing, and its lovely, sensuous taste is sure to be sweet on the teenage tongue. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
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Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?
Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.
Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really--human or beast? Which tastes sweeter--blood or chocolate?
Customer Reviews:
A sweet and intense view into the life of a teen werewolf..........2007-10-07
This is the story of a teen werewolf named Vivian. She discovers that challenges that come from loving a human, though she is not one. The story is filled with vivid imagery, and a real relationship that is more than sexual tension. Although, the story is short, it is a good read. I give it 4.5 stars.
EXCELLENT READ!!!.......2007-09-28
This is a great book, that is so much better than the movie. It sucks you in right from the start and is hard to put down.
Blood and Chocolate what a combination!.......2007-09-20
Enjoyed The book Blood and Chocolate. Is alot better than the movie.
Of course, what book isn't.
Cliche and bad at the beginning, almost satisfying by the end, this is an inconstant, sub par book. Ambivalently recommended.......2007-08-29
Vivian is a werewolf: young, attractive, just come of age, and proud to be a wolf. However, after the death of her father, her pack has been displaced and is in turmoil, making her feel estranged from the other wolves. When she meets a human boy named Aiden, romance sparks between them. He is a welcome change from the turmoil of her wolf life, but love between a human and a werewolf is forbidden and Vivian worries that Aiden will not be able to accept her completely. Blood and Chocolate is a very different coming of age story, in which Vivian must learn to completely accept herself as a wolf and learn the differences between the werewolf and the human. The plot is interesting, but the characters are exaggerated and idealized and the writing lacks skill, although improves during the course of the book. This is a text I would have preferred to keep on remembering fondly from my childhood; it does not make a very good reread for an adult audience. Ambivalently recommended.
There are some books from your childhood that you come back to, reread, and discover that they are as good as you remember or even better. There are other books from your childhood that turn out to be something of a disappointment, and this book is of that later category. Blood and Chocolate has a wonderful premise, but complications such as characterization and writing style drag the book down. The first half is bad, almost laughably so. The second half improves as characters become more complex and the writing matures, but all in all this is a book best left fondly remembered rather than reread.
For the first part of the text, the characters are cliché to a great degree; only with complications in the plot do they become more complex themselves. Vivian is devastatingly attractive with exceptionally long legs. She wears skin-tight dresses that "sheath" her form. She writes her phone number on Aiden's palm. Until the character falls into love and then begins to doubt her love, she is exceptionally limited, idealized, cliché, and laughably so for all qualities. The writing style also begins as limited and as cliché, rich with verbs like "sheath," cliff-hangers, thoughts in italics, and a brash neo-Gothic air. However, I suspect that the book was written linearly, because by the end the writing style has much matured and improved.
The improvement in both character and writing style makes the end of the book better, even satisfying, but it also makes the book as a whole feel disjointed. In fact, the end of the book is quite good, both in terms of the plot itself and Vivian's changes and challenges, and in terms of style and technique. On this account, I do somewhat recommend the book, as by the end it feels like a worthwhile read. However, the better the end of the book gets, the worse the beginning feels in comparison, making me wish that Klause and her editor had spent more time bring the whole of the book to a universal high standard. In the end, I recommend this text only ambivalently: it's not a bad one to read as young adult and the ending does help justify the time spend reading, but technically it is an inconsistent, sub par text. Read it if you want, or don't, but you may not want to come back to it if you had fond memories of it from your childhood.
Teen Angst, Werewolf Style.......2007-08-25
Vivian is a werewolf. She's always known this, and has always accepted it. She knows she's a member of a pack, for good or for ill. What she also knows is that she's not sure that the future that's been chosen for her--to mate with one of the pack members--is the one she wants. When an opportunity presents itself for Vivian to flirt with an attractive boy at her school, she seizes the moment to be a normal teen with normal desires. Aidan is sweet and sexy, and Vivian finds herself falling for him. But what about her other self? Can she share this secret part of herself with the boy she loves, or should she, as the pack insists, stay with the wolf-kind? Complicating matters is Gabriel, the new pack leader; after involving herself in the process that named him, Vivian unwillingly finds herself Gabriel's chosen "queen"--a title and a position she vehemently does not want.
Had there not been supernatural beings involved, this might have been any young adult book. We have the star-crossed lovers, the dysfunctional family, a disapproving community, lots of sexual tension, betrayals, and discovering who you really are. The addition of the werewolf aspect is indeed a new twist, and probably keeps this novel from dissolving into emotional overdrive. Klause also mixes things up with murders that must be solved, and a truly disgusting mother (though she does try to make the mother at times sympathetic). Vivian is left to her own devices much of the time, and as a teen, she sometimes makes the wrong choices.
I wanted to like this novel more than I did. While it did have its moments, it was peopled with characters I just didn't care for. I liked Vivian, but she never really connected with me. The other characters were either overbearing, mean, or wimpy; Vivian's mother, though grieving, was a particular irritant, throwing herself at men and leaving Vivian alone to face her own demons. There were some exciting parts, but the gore factor was fairly high. The ending is satisfying, but I wasn't left wishing the book was longer. If you like supernatural tales, you'll probably enjoy this one, though I can recommend it only to those who already enjoy the genre.
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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 created an increased interest in artisanal chocolates. Drew Shotts has been at the forefront of this renaissance because of his daring use of unique flavor combinations not typically associated with chocolates, such as chili peppers, maple syrup, and spiced chai tea. Making Artisan Chocolates shows readers how to recreate Drew's unexpected flavors at home through the use of herbs, flowers, chilies, spices, vegetables, fruits, dairies and liquors.
Customer Reviews:
Good Book for Amateur Chocolatiers.......2007-09-30
This was a good book about making chocolate confections, mainly truffles. Mr. Shotts goes into detail about the chocolate tempering process, and how to come up with one's own flavor combinations. Many of the recipes sounded a little exotic for my tastes (pineapple black pepper?); I can't see myself spending the money on the chocolate to take a chance on a recipe that my family and friends won't like, but there were some intriguing caramel recipes, and an interesting "Rocky Rhode Island" recipe that I'm planning on trying.
My one quibble with the book is that Mr. Shott does not say anywhere in the book about how to properly store truffles, or how long they'll keep. That aside, I think this book is a fine addition to any amateur chocolatier's bookshelf.
decent book.......2007-09-28
This was a decent book on chocolate making. I would of preferred pictures of the real finished product instead of the flavors such as a honeycomb and a thyme leaf on a plate or a coconut. There are quite a few pictures of many of the finished products. Overall, worth the money.
GOOD BOOK, GREAT PRICE.......2007-08-24
I bought this book along with 'Fine chocolates' by Wybauw and 'Chocolates and confections' by Grewelling. This is by far the easiest and cheapest of the three books. It can be used by both the professional and the skilled amateur. Many of the products can be made without any special equipment and most of the ingredients are easy to find. Care is taken for the products to be flavorful, healthy and of high quality. No preservatives are used.
The book has information tables for troubleshooting and for matching flavors.The theory is somewhat short compared to the other two books but it is precise and helpful. The photographs are exquisite and the layout beautiful.I also like the turtleback binding: it has almost all the advantages of hardcover but is much cheaper.
Another thing that I like ,being European, is that the recipes are both in Metric and Imperial systems of measurement.
Don't think twice about it. If you are interested in chocolate/candy making this book is good, cheap and is worth every penny.Along with the other two books mentioned and practice, a dedicated confectioner can master his art and an amateur reach a high level of skill.
Great Explanations, great ideas!.......2007-08-23
This book is terrific! Great recipes! if you are looking for basics in how to make artisan chocolate this book is great. Fun reading, not too complicate to understand. Great for beginners, specially the chapter of tempering.
I love this book!.......2007-07-30
I am a budding chocolatier, and I was looking for something more my speed than a simple candy book. This book is perfect for me! It's got some very advanced recipes that have helped open up my repetoire. The techniques are very good as well, with lengthy pictures and descriptions on some of the finer parts of candy making like using molds, and tempering chocolate. This book has really opened up my mind and given me lots of ideas for other things I'd like to try.
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Hypnosis Weight Loss. Fast - Easy - Effective!
Imagine craving salad instead of chocolate or an apple instead of ice cream simply by listening to this Hypnosis Weight Loss CD as you drift to sleep each night!
Weight loss can be that easy!
Your impulse to eat unhealthy food originates in your subconscious. This weight loss hypnosis CD stops these unwanted cravings at their source. When your subconscious mind supports your weight loss goals, you will naturally make healthier choices.
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Why is "Relax Your Way to Thin!" so effective?
By creating direct access to the most powerful part of the mind, the subconscious, you can teach your subconscious mind to automatically act in the ways that best suit your goals, rather than relying on poor habits that you've built up over the years.
When you align what you consciously desire with your subconscious motivations...your possibilities are endless!
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Most clients are amazed at how quickly they accomplish their desired results. Unlike traditional therapies, Hypnotherapy is able to help you reach your goals without going through years of self-exploration.
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Customer Reviews:
Very Soothing Voice and Music.......2007-06-11
I would have to disagree with Karen K who said the voice and music were irratating. I found the narrators' voice to be extremely soothing and the music to be beneficial and relaxing. In fact, for all the hypnosis tapes I've ever used, this is by far the most relaxing. I'm able to go into an extremely deep trance and always come out with the suggestion at the end (that's how I know I didn't just fall asleep). I only gave it 4 stars so far, but will update it in a couple of weeks when I see how well it works. I've been using it twice a day for two days, today is the third, and haven't seen any changes in my appetite or eating yet. It says to use it for 21 days. I don't know if that means you'll only see significant results after 21 days, or what, but I'll keep this review updated to let you know if I've lost any weight. If not, then at least I have had some incredibly relaxing sessions while I'm listening to the tape.
Day Five: I found when I went to the market I chose only healthy foods and stayed away from the junk food without even thinking about it. I checked the fat content on all food even if it said "light" or "low fat." When I saw chocolate and thought I'd like some it was immediately followed up with the thought that I didn't want to buy it. The hardest part is getting out of the store without the junk in the cart. At home, I've noticed I have not wanted to eat between meals.
Fantastic!.......2007-01-28
After having so much success with Trevor's cd "Your Power Within" I had to try "Relax Your Way to Thin." I've lost 17 pounds so far and it is fantastic! I've never wanted to say I'm on a "diet" and I didn't really want to change my eating habits. But, after listening to the cd, my whole attitude about food and healty eating habits started changing. It made me realize that I wasn't denying myself anything by eating healthier, I was actually giving myself more. The weight started coming off, I'm feeling great and I'm sleeping soundly. Awesome CD, I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to loose weight.
Didnt work.......2007-01-12
This didnt work for me. Maybe because everytime I turned it on I fell asleep. Good way to fall asleep if you are having trouble. Bad way to lose weight.
Very impressed!!.......2006-11-06
I had gone to a Hypnotherapist before to lose weight and did not have much luck. However, I decided to try Trevor's method...and it works!! My eating habits changed dramatically after only listening to the cd twice. It is the most relaxing experience I have ever had. This cd allows you to fall asleep, so I listen to it while I am going to bed. It says that even if you do fall asleep your sibconcious will receive the messages that Trevor sends, without a doubt, it does! I am really amazed by this cd! I am getting ready to order his cd's for exercise and to quit smoking.
Thank you Trevor!!!
Amazing Changes!.......2005-08-04
This is an amazing CD with incredible results! I have always had weight problems, tried all the fad diets and always gained the weight back. Trevor has a soothing, reassuring and relaxing voice that has helped me to really start losing the weight. I have never looked or felt better, and I'm keeping the pounds off. This program has truly changed my life and I owe it all to Trevor. Thank you!
Product Description
This extensive and practical manual produced by the famous Master Chocolatier, Jean-Pierre Wybauw, includes a theoretical section with vivid illustrations. It tells you everything you need to know about chocolate and sugar processing, rheology and shelf life. More than 100 mouth-watering and original recipes are described in detail and illustrated with superb photographs by Tony Le Duc. The introduction of an 'aW' value for chocolates is unique. This is a standard handbook for professionals and experienced amateurs alike.
Customer Reviews:
Fine recipies: Great Chocolates.......2007-09-01
This book is an excellent choice for professinal chocolatier's in the world.
Recipies are superfine and all chocolates confections are just more than expected.Trully recomend this book also for its knowlegde and techniques involved in it maden by an excellent chocolatier Jean-pierre Wybauw.
Excellent content, impossible translation.......2007-05-11
It is never a good thing to have to read a book that has been translated, but cookbooks that have been translated into the English language are usually quite acceptable. It is a shame that the translation of this book was not revised by a native English speaker. Some of the instructions are true riddles. And the terminology is more than a little odd. This fine edition would justify hiring a qualified translator.
For advanced users only.......2006-03-20
Content: Chocolate processing, rheology, shelf life, sugar processing, starting out, praline recipes, fat-based recipes, ganaches, caramels, Nougat, fruit-in-liquer, marzipan, truffles, fruit dough.
This is an advanced book meant for advanced hobbyists or professionals. For example, there are no sections on how to pipe chocolate or how to melting chocolate - this book assumes you have that knowledge. Even more advanced knowledge such as how to use molds, using the guitar, or the enrobing machine is assumed.
My favorite section is the sections on chocolate tempering (precrystallization as this book calls it) and troubleshooting chocolate coatings. It goes through all the things that can go wrong - patches of dull chocolate, difficulty in unmolding, air bubbles, cavities, streaks - and goes through how to correct these problems and why they happen.
I also enjoyed the section on shelf lives and factors which can change them - such as the effects of chocolate:cream ratio, sorbitol, water, corn syrup, alcohol, and so on. This section was is something I have not seen with this level of detail in other chocolate books. All recipes come with an Aw rating, which measures the humidity of the center and its perishibility.
The second half of the book (in terms of pages) is recipes. The photography here is beautiful. The recipes are for professional and industrial use only, with a heavy bent towards preservation of centers. Ingredients such as sorbitol and invert sugar are used. If you are not professional, you may not use the recipes directly, because you may use simpler ganache recipes. But you still may get ideas from them.
The English translation has some "character" as well. If you are used to buying these translated French pastry books (Patiserrie of Pierre Herme, Au Coeur des Saveurs, and so on) it is about the same. Otherwise it takes some getting used to.
The only chocolate book you need!.......2005-09-30
Yes, it's rather pricey, but this is the only book on chocolate confections that you'll ever need to buy. Though the English translation is a little awkward in places, Wybauw communicates the information in a straightforward manner. And the photography is amazing!
One warning - this book is not for the casual novice. It's geared towards professionals and will be best used and most appreciated by such.
Book Description
In this delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling new detective series, the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, gets caught up in an affair of the heart—this one a transplant.
When Isabel’s niece, Cat, asks Isabel to run her delicatessen while she attends a wedding in Italy, Isabel meets a man with a most interesting problem. He recently had a heart transplant and is suddenly plagued with memories of events that never happened to him. The situation appeals to Isabel as a philosophical question: Is the heart truly the seat of the soul? And it piques her insatiable curiosity: Could the memories be connected with the donor’s demise? Of course, Grace—Isabel’s no-nonsense housekeeper—and Isabel’s friend Jamie think it is none of Isabel’s business. Meanwhile, Cat brings home an Italian lothario, who, in accordance with all that Isabel knows about Italian lotharios, shouldn’t be trusted . . . but, goodness, he is charming.
That makes two mysteries of the heart to be solved—just the thing for Isabel Dalhousie.
Customer Reviews:
The Isabel Dalhousie series.......2007-10-06
The series of Isabel Dalhousie books is a most enjoyable read. As I am a nosy female, she is most easy to identify with, and her actions are most understandable to me.
The author is a favorite of mine. Always a good read.
attractive title but boring story (if any).......2007-06-18
I was attracted by the storyline: after a heart transplant, a man had some "new" memories, and suspected that the transplanted heart carried with it the memories of the donor. Attractive story, isn't it? But I'm sad to find out the story unfolded was quite boring *_*
Something almost happens.......2007-05-11
I have to admit that, although I enjoyed reading this book, I was disappointed when I reached the end and realized that nothing much had really happened. There was the prospect of a juicy hit and run murder, perhaps the question of questionable transplant ethics, perhaps something supernatural and outside the realm of rationality - but, no - nothing really comes of any of it. It reminds me of Virginia Woolfs 'To the Lighthouse' with much internal rumination and complex social mores and not much actual action. I would prefer if there were even a small crime or mystery, such as those solved by the Botswana detective lady in the midst of her gentle African ruminations. This was more just leaping about to wrong conclusions, and Ms. Dalhousie is much too intelligent for that.
A Lesson in Moral Obligation.......2007-05-10
I really enjoyed this second installment in the Isabel Dalhousie Mystery series. The book is frought with moral dilemmas and observations regarding human behaviour related to organ transplants and the concept of "cellular memory," May-December romance, and unrequited love.
Does a recipient of an organ donation have the ablity to remember the last moments of the donors life? Also, should the family of the organ donor be made aware of this, or even know who received the organ? What if the donor died under suspicious circumstances? Or perhaps we are all jumping to conclusions?
This is a great read that makes the reader question the morality of each situation, turning the reader into an armchair philosopher!
A GOOD READ!.......2006-11-10
AS BOOKS IN A SERIES GO, 'FRIENDS. LOVERS. AND CHOCOLATES' WAS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS 'THE SUNDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB.' PERHAPS THEY WERE NOT QUITE AS MUCH FUN AS THE 'NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE' SERIES BUT MORE INTERESTING THAN 'PORTUGUESE IRREGULAR VERBS' TRIOLOGY ALL BY ALEXANDER MC CALL SMITH.
THE CHARACTERIZATIONS WERE VERY GOOD, THE NIECE, THE HOUSEKEEPER, JEREMY, AND ISABEL ALL LEAPED OFF THE PAGE AS LIVING, VERY REAL AND INTERESTING.
IT WAS A QUICK READ, I KEPT TURNING PAGES WANTING TO REACH THE CONCLUSION, BUT VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE STORY ALONG THE WAY. I ALSO ENJOYED THE PEPPERING OF W.H. AUDEN QUOTES THROUGHOUT!
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