Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so with the next two Cook the Book selections we will concern ourselves with sweets appropriate for the occasion. The first of our cookbooks for exploration is Alice Medrich's Chocolate Holidays: Unforgettable Desserts for Every Season. The book is geared toward people who love baking but might not have the time to devote to it, so each of its recipes has been chosen for brevity and ease of preparation. The first of these will be along in a few minutes, but first, we'd like to let you know you can win a copy of this book. All you have to do is answer in the comments below: How do you indulge in chocolate?...
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It's been a while since we've done a strictly dessert Cook the Book, so this week we're featuring Alice Medrich's Pure Dessert. Medrich first came to fame in the 1970s as founder of Cocolat, her San Francisco Bay Area chocolate and dessert store. After selling the business, she went on to write three award-winning dessert cookbooks (Cocolat, Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts, and Alice Medrich's Cookies and Brownies). Here, in Pure Dessert, chapters are arranged by flavor—among others, sections highlight the use of milk; grains, nuts, and seeds; chocolate; and herbs and spices. With beautiful photography and extensive notes, it look like just the book to cook from now that fall is upon us and thoughts turn to...
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