The Chocolate Diaries
The Chocolate Diaries

Author: Karen Linamen

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2011-05-03

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0307729591

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Ready to Make Some Sweet Changes? Karen Linamen dishes up a satisfying blend of moxie and mocha, sharing stories from dozens of women who reveal savvy strategies for embracing a sweeter life—even while traveling rocky roads. If you’re hungry for more joy, reasons to laugh again, ideas to help you heal, and reliable hope leading to a sweeter future, this journey will leave you satisfied. Funny, transparent, and uplifting, The Chocolate Diaries is like taking a road trip with good friends who are wise about life. And while you’re at it, indulge (just a little) in the quirky recipes for concocting chocolate delights out of whatever ingredients you can round up in your kitch. The road may still be bumpy, but you’ll be having too much fun to care.

On the Chocolate Trail
On the Chocolate Trail

Author: Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1683366786

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Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolate—a real treat! In this new and updated second edition, explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections in the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate today. With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms, tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate museums around the world and more, this book unwraps tasty facts such as: Some people—including French (Bayonne) chocolate makers—believe that Jews brought chocolate making to France. The bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, was poisoned because he prohibited local women from drinking chocolate during Mass. Although Quakers do not observe Easter, it was a Quaker-owned chocolate company—Fry's—that claimed to have created the first chocolate Easter egg in the United Kingdom. A born-again Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a "Noshie," after the Yiddish word for "snack." Chocolate Chanukah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs. The Mayan “Book of Counsel” taught that gods created humans from chocolate and maize.

The Chocolate Challenge
The Chocolate Challenge

Author: Daphne Benedis-Grab

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781338273168

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"Every year, Scottsdale's two elementary schools compete to see who can sell more bars of the Fantastic Five, special chocolate bar flavors available only once a year. Winning's a really big deal --and Deerfield Elementary always wins. This year, though, Granville Elementary is determined to level the playing field, even if it means making up some new rules of their own. Co-captains Phoebe and Evan are sure that their creative new sales strategy --mixed with some ingenious pranks-- will earn them the sweet taste of success. But rival captains Gabe and Julie have a dangerous competitive streak, and they're allergic to the idea of coming in second. Can the two teams sell more chocolate bars than ever before --or is the Chocolate Challenge headed for a total meldown?"--Back cover.

The True History of Chocolate: Third Edition
The True History of Chocolate: Third Edition

Author: Sophie D. Coe

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 050077093X

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“A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into what is now known as chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the Maya and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe, where it first became the drink of kings and aristocrats and then was popularized in coffeehouses. Industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made chocolate available to all, and now, in our own time, it has become once again a luxury item. The third edition includes new photographs and revisions throughout that reflect the latest scholarship. A new final chapter on a Guatemalan chocolate producer, located within the Pacific coastal area where chocolate was first invented, brings the volume up-to-date.

Baking in America
Baking in America

Author: Greg Patent

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 9780547347677

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This groundbreaking collection encompasses both sweet and savory favorites: yeast breads and quick breads, layer cakes and loaf cakes, doughnuts and fruit desserts, pies and simple pastries. Taking as his starting point 1796, the year the first American cookbook was published, Greg Patent, an accomplished baker, has mined sources from across the country for exemplary baking recipes by and for home cooks. Perusing old cookbooks, journals, and handwritten diaries from libraries and private archives, he has skillfully recreated treasured recipes or used them as inspiration for his own thoroughly up-to-date creations. Included are historical finds like the original Parker House Rolls; Lindy’s Cheesecake, from the world-famous New York restaurant; and a sensationally easy butterscotch cake that won a national baking contest in 1954. Here as well are hundreds of contemporary standouts, such as Malted Milk Chocolate Layer Cake, Blueberry–Lemon Curd Streusel Muffins, Peaches and Cream Cobbler, and Raised Potato Doughnuts.

Theodora's Diary
Theodora's Diary

Author: Penny Culliford

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-12-22

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0310864321

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Saturday 8th May. Emergency!It is 11:30 p.m. and I am suffering from an incredibly intense chocolate craving that will not leave me in spite of prayer, distraction activities and half a loaf of bread and butter. Got out of bed and searched the flat. No luck. Not even a bourbon biscuit. Not even a cream egg left from Easter. All the shops are closed so no nipping out to replenish supplies. Nothing else for it. I’m reduced to the chocoholic’s equivalent of meths—cooking chocolate.It’s been one of those days for Theodora. Her mother has become the Greek equivalent of Delia Smith, her boyfriend would rather watch 22 men kick a ball around a field than go shopping with her, and chintzy Charity Hubble wants to pray for her. And of course, the crowning insult is her utter lack of chocolate. Join in her daily life with all of its challenges and joys, tears and laughter.“Theodora’s Diary is a hilarious and realistic peek into the life of a sprightly Christian sister living ‘across the pond.’ I found myself laughing out loud and thinking, ‘Yes, life is just like this!’ Penny Culliford is a welcome new voice in inspirational fiction.” --Angela Hunt, author of The Debt.

Chocolate Taster's Diary
Chocolate Taster's Diary

Author: Universal Universal Planners

Publisher:

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781097356973

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The Chocolate Taster's Diary is the ultimate journal for the chocolate lover. Record all the new chocolate bars and boxes you try and rate them so you can focus in on getting the best possible chocolate experience. This wonderful square-designed, lightweight mini-journal is perfect for keeping track of all your chocolate indulgences or would make the perfect gift for that chocoholic friend or relative How To Use this Book Write the name of the product and who it is made by in the first two columns. Record the date that you first tried the chocolate. You may leave this blank if you are rating an old favorite. Tick whether you have a small bar, a large bar, a box or a special item Small bars are typically around 40 to 50 grams Large bars are typically greater than 100 grams Boxes typically contain 2 or more individual chocolates. If there are different flavors contained in a box, you may wish to use separate rows to name each flavor. Special items are more unusual chocolate items such as blocks, eggs and novelty shapes Choose a rating from 1 to 5 stars based on how much you enjoyed the chocolate 5. Finally, make a decision on whether you would have it again. Contains 30 logging pages means this mini-journal makes a great alternative to a greetings card. 32 Pages 8.25" x 8.25" (20.96 x 20.96 cm)

The Chocolate Chase (Geronimo Stilton #67)
The Chocolate Chase (Geronimo Stilton #67)

Author: Geronimo Stilton

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2017-09-26

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 133815916X

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It was spring in New Mouse City! I love to celebrate the season with my fellow mice by exchanging chocolate eggs and competing in a confectionary challenge. This year, there was also a special exhibition of priceless jeweled Mouseberge eggs in town. Then one of the Mouseberge eggs was stolen... and it was up to me to find it! Squeak! Could I chase it down?