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Chocolate Lover: A Baking Book―Decadent Treats
An irresistible collection of 60 recipes in a special package with metallic silver paper (just like a chocolate bar) and luscious photos of every bake, including cookies, brownies, cakes, tarts, sweet breads, pastries, and more, all featuring white, milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate.Melty pools of chocolate in a warm chocolate chip cookie. A decadent, perfectly fudgy brownie. An oh-so-nostalgic yellow birthday cake with whorls of chocolate buttercream.If your mouth is watering, join the club—and rejoice! Because this cookbook is here to satiate your every chocolate craving. These recipes run the gamut from easy 15-minute pleasures to impressive kitchen projects that double and triple down on chocolatey treats like Peanut Pretzel Toffee Bark, Cocoa Tahini Marble Cookies, and Chewy Mochi BrowniesGiftable sweets such as Chocolate Pumpkin Babka and Orange Olive Oil Chocolate CakeMorning indulgences from Lemon-Blueberry White Chocolate Muffins to Chocolate Frangipane Croissants Special occasion bakes, including Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake, Coffee Caramel and Nutella Tart, and a stunning Neapolitan Icebox CakeWith guidance on melting chocolate, making ganache, caramelizing white chocolate, and so much more, Chocolate Lover is an indispensable baking book for chocolate enthusiasts everywhere, sure to become cocoa-smudged and frosting-stained from years of love and use. This is the perfect gift for the chocoholic in your life (including yourself!).ACCESSIBLE, EVERYDAY This darling baking book is filled with approachable recipes that any home baker can follow. Novice bakers will find plenty of recipes to cut their teeth on (bark, hot cocoa, truffles), while more experienced bakers will revel in the project bakes (tarts, layer cakes, pastries). There is no complicated or finicky chocolate work here, no confections or candy. The well-tested recipes, thorough instruction, and multitude of photos ensure these desserts are easy to replicate. Like 100 Cookies or Snacking Bakes, this is good old-fashioned baking—the kind of sweet treats any home baker can make for a birthday, a bake sale, or a relaxing Sunday at home.PERFECT GIFT FOR CHOCOLATE With a drool-worthy photo for every recipe, this baking book is ideal for holiday and Valentine’s Day (or anytime) gift-giving. How sweet (pun intended) alongside oven mitts, a fondue set, or a few fancy chocolate bars?EXPERIENCED Michele Song went to pastry school in San Francisco and externed at the widely acclaimed Manresa Bread on their pastry team. Her impressive background means all the recipes in this book are reliable, easy to follow, and well-tested; they work every time and are beyond delicious.Perfect and dessert loversHome bakers of all skill levelsFrequent bake sale contributors and little treat enthusiastsShoppers looking for a Valentine’s Day, holiday, or housewarming giftFans of dessert recipe books like 100 Cookies, Snacking Cakes, Snacking Bakes, Dessert Person, or Zoe Bakes Cakes
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Published September 17, 2024
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November 4, 2024
This is perfect for all chocolate lovers! There's tips on how to work with various kinds of chocolate. The recipes look delicious! The recipes that I'm most excited to try are Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Shortbread Cookies, Creamy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars, White Chocolate Chip Confetti Cake, Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie, Chocolate Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Scones and Peanut Butter Chocolate Buns. I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Michele Song, Chronicle Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
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June 20, 2024I look forward to filling my summer with chocolate!
September 20, 2024
Michele Song’s 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 is an impressive cookbook chock full of delicious dessert recipes. After giving information on different chocolate and cocoa varieties and tips and tricks for working with the ingredients, the book goes into several categories of confections—sweet treats, cookies, brownies, snacking cakes, celebration cakes, pies & tarts, morning treats, fried & chilled, and bakery favorites. Each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful, appetizing-looking image. It all looks so good! Thank you to Chronicle Books for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
August 19, 2024
Chocolate Lover
was written for me. Chocolate runs in my veins.
I'm all things chocolate.
I can't think of a better time to ditch my paleo diet than for this book.
Chocolate Lover hits all the sweet spots I look for in a cookbook:
1. It's all about chocolate
2. Gorgeous photos of nearly every recipe
3. Unique twists on familiar recipes like raspberry goat cheese swirl blondies
4. I want to make everything (except I have no cooking/baking skills)
5. I want to read it all over again
Some of the recipes are labor intensive, including the recipes in the Bakery Favorites section, but anything worth doing is worth all the steps.
The author provides a tutorial on the many kinds of chocolate, the utensils and cookware needed to begin your chocolate culinary journey.
There's also a super helpful Chocolate Basics 101 that includes how to melt chocolate, making ganache, caramelizing white chocolate, and much much more!
Even if you don't like chocolate (who are these people? I don't want to be friends with people who don't love chocolate), I think there's something for everyone here.
🤔 Now I just need to find someone to make all these treats for me!
I'm all things chocolate.
I can't think of a better time to ditch my paleo diet than for this book.
Chocolate Lover hits all the sweet spots I look for in a cookbook:
1. It's all about chocolate
2. Gorgeous photos of nearly every recipe
3. Unique twists on familiar recipes like raspberry goat cheese swirl blondies
4. I want to make everything (except I have no cooking/baking skills)
5. I want to read it all over again
Some of the recipes are labor intensive, including the recipes in the Bakery Favorites section, but anything worth doing is worth all the steps.
The author provides a tutorial on the many kinds of chocolate, the utensils and cookware needed to begin your chocolate culinary journey.
There's also a super helpful Chocolate Basics 101 that includes how to melt chocolate, making ganache, caramelizing white chocolate, and much much more!
Even if you don't like chocolate (who are these people? I don't want to be friends with people who don't love chocolate), I think there's something for everyone here.
🤔 Now I just need to find someone to make all these treats for me!
April 18, 2024
What an amazing cookbook. You can tell how much the author loves chocolate and baking with this well planned and organized cookbook. The book is arranged by type of item like pies, cookies, etc. Each recipe includes a screen-lickingly good photo of the finished recipe as well as clear, exact instructions and ingredient list. If you are a novice baker she includes an in-depth list of recommended equipment and ingredients at the beginning of the book. I love the little blurb that accompanies each recipe that may explain why the recipe was picked or why it’s important to the author.
I’d definitely purchase this cookbook for myself or a chocolate fan in my life. I will definitely be making either the yellow chocolate chip birthday cake or the strawberry white chocolate chantilly cake for my birthday this year!
**Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-ARC I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**
I’d definitely purchase this cookbook for myself or a chocolate fan in my life. I will definitely be making either the yellow chocolate chip birthday cake or the strawberry white chocolate chantilly cake for my birthday this year!
**Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-ARC I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**
August 11, 2024
A wonderful collection of delicious sounding (and looking) recipes for all chocolate lovers. The recipes are well organized, easy to follow and the pictures are done nicely so you can see how the food should look. I am definitely going to try some of these recipes out soon! I give this book 5 stars out of 5!
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published 9/17/2024.
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. The book will be published 9/17/2024.
November 29, 2024
First of all, I want to talk about how dangerous this cookbook is. If you are a chocolate lover (I am), then you will instantly be drooling over the photos and that will continue until you finally get up and bake yourself something chocolate or just find something chocolate in the kitchen to snack on. This will happen every time you look at this book. So you should probably buy a copy for all your favorite bakers, so they too will want something chocolate every time they open it and will maybe bake something tasty and share it with you.
The author, Michele Song, first learned to bake by watching Jacques Pepin on television and eventually went to pastry school. This book is the result of her weekend experimenting as a kid on through working in a professional bakery, so there are some bakes that will resonate with your inner child’s sweet tooth (and with the actual children in your life) and other bakes that are weekend projects and showstoppers for big occasions. Song provides a good mix of these 60 recipes, along with her time-tested recommendations for what kind of chocolate to buy and how to get the best flavor from it.
If you’re looking for something simple to start with, there are classics like the Very Best Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Fudgy Shiny-Top Brownies, Anytime Chocolate Snack Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie.
If you want something with more sophisticated flavors, you can try the Cocoa and Tahini Marble Cookies, Chewy Mochi Brownies, Orange and Olive Oil Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache, Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake, or Chocolate Maple Candied Pecan Pie.
If you’re wanting to raise you baking game and looking for something more challenging, then there is Ricotta Choux Crullers with Chocolate Glaze, Cookies-and-Cream Puff, Chocolate Cremeux Eclairs, or Pumpkin Chocolate Babka.
My favorite part of this cookbook is the mouth-watering photos, since it does includes pictures of every bake. But these recipes are delicious and inspiring, classic and modern, old favorites and new twists. And while there are only 60 recipes, it feels like a year’s worth of tasty treats (that is more than one per weekend), and so many delicious options for holidays, celebrations, and every day chocolate cravings. This would be the perfect gift for an aspiring baker with a bent for chocolate desserts (or anyone you know who wants to bake treats for you).
Egalleys for Chocolate Lovers were provided by Chronicle Books through Edelweiss, with many thanks.
The author, Michele Song, first learned to bake by watching Jacques Pepin on television and eventually went to pastry school. This book is the result of her weekend experimenting as a kid on through working in a professional bakery, so there are some bakes that will resonate with your inner child’s sweet tooth (and with the actual children in your life) and other bakes that are weekend projects and showstoppers for big occasions. Song provides a good mix of these 60 recipes, along with her time-tested recommendations for what kind of chocolate to buy and how to get the best flavor from it.
If you’re looking for something simple to start with, there are classics like the Very Best Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Fudgy Shiny-Top Brownies, Anytime Chocolate Snack Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, or Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie.
If you want something with more sophisticated flavors, you can try the Cocoa and Tahini Marble Cookies, Chewy Mochi Brownies, Orange and Olive Oil Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache, Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake, or Chocolate Maple Candied Pecan Pie.
If you’re wanting to raise you baking game and looking for something more challenging, then there is Ricotta Choux Crullers with Chocolate Glaze, Cookies-and-Cream Puff, Chocolate Cremeux Eclairs, or Pumpkin Chocolate Babka.
My favorite part of this cookbook is the mouth-watering photos, since it does includes pictures of every bake. But these recipes are delicious and inspiring, classic and modern, old favorites and new twists. And while there are only 60 recipes, it feels like a year’s worth of tasty treats (that is more than one per weekend), and so many delicious options for holidays, celebrations, and every day chocolate cravings. This would be the perfect gift for an aspiring baker with a bent for chocolate desserts (or anyone you know who wants to bake treats for you).
Egalleys for Chocolate Lovers were provided by Chronicle Books through Edelweiss, with many thanks.
September 28, 2024
Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.
Chocolate Lover delivers exactly what it says: a collection of 60 decadent treats curated by Michele Song. Released 17th Sept 2024 by Chronicle Books, it's 240 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This book really is an encyclopedic collection of all-things-chocolate. There are fancy chocolate-y things as well as accessible basic anyone-can-make-it things. There are classics both easy and challenging for all occasions.
The recipes are grouped roughly thematically: sweet treats, cookies, brownies & bars, snacking cakes, celebration cakes, pies & tarts, morning treats, fried/chilled, and bakery favorites. Each recipe includes an introduction, yields, description, equipment, ingredients listed bullet-style in a sidebar, and step by step specific directions which are clear and easy to follow. Unit measures are in imperial (American) measurements with metric in parentheses (yay!). Alternatives and special info is included in highlighted in text bars in each recipe.
Most of the ingredients will be available at any well stocked grocery store; there may be some items which will require a specialty supplier or online source (vanilla paste and a few other items, but not many).
Five stars.The photography is superb. This is a classic and comprehensive collection and will be a perennial go-to. This would be a great choice for public or school library acquisition, home use, or gifting to a foodie enthusiast friend.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Chocolate Lover delivers exactly what it says: a collection of 60 decadent treats curated by Michele Song. Released 17th Sept 2024 by Chronicle Books, it's 240 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.
This book really is an encyclopedic collection of all-things-chocolate. There are fancy chocolate-y things as well as accessible basic anyone-can-make-it things. There are classics both easy and challenging for all occasions.
The recipes are grouped roughly thematically: sweet treats, cookies, brownies & bars, snacking cakes, celebration cakes, pies & tarts, morning treats, fried/chilled, and bakery favorites. Each recipe includes an introduction, yields, description, equipment, ingredients listed bullet-style in a sidebar, and step by step specific directions which are clear and easy to follow. Unit measures are in imperial (American) measurements with metric in parentheses (yay!). Alternatives and special info is included in highlighted in text bars in each recipe.
Most of the ingredients will be available at any well stocked grocery store; there may be some items which will require a specialty supplier or online source (vanilla paste and a few other items, but not many).
Five stars.The photography is superb. This is a classic and comprehensive collection and will be a perennial go-to. This would be a great choice for public or school library acquisition, home use, or gifting to a foodie enthusiast friend.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
May 9, 2024
A wonderful cookbook for chocolate lovers who are looking to level up their baking skills. This is definitely what I could consider an Intermediate level cookbook in that, even though it explains everything very well, it does seem to expect the reader knows their way around the kitchen already. I loved how Song explains the different kinds of chocolate - I had heard of black cocoa powder before but didn't know what it was until now nor that I should mix it with regular Dutch process cocoa if I don't want my bakes to be crumbly. I am also a fan of the tips and techniques explanations - when to use chips vs chopped chocolate, how to infuse heavy cream, and the caramelizing white chocolate techniques especially!
My favorite recipes are the malted hot cocoa mix (I love malted milkshakes so this was an easy one to add to my pantry), the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies made me want to immediately edit my own tried and true recipe, the double chocolate zuccini cake (I grow zuccini and am always looking for more uses for it), and the Irish cream ganache!
I was also surprised by many of the recipes as some of them, like the lemon cream tart, I would never have expected to find in a chocolate recipe book!
This book would make a fantastic addition to any kitchen library and a perfect gift for bakers and chocolate lovers.
My favorite recipes are the malted hot cocoa mix (I love malted milkshakes so this was an easy one to add to my pantry), the white chocolate macadamia nut cookies made me want to immediately edit my own tried and true recipe, the double chocolate zuccini cake (I grow zuccini and am always looking for more uses for it), and the Irish cream ganache!
I was also surprised by many of the recipes as some of them, like the lemon cream tart, I would never have expected to find in a chocolate recipe book!
This book would make a fantastic addition to any kitchen library and a perfect gift for bakers and chocolate lovers.
September 19, 2024
Her instructions and explanations are thorough and easy to understand, making it easy for even the most novice baker to create delicious treats. I appreciate that she uses both cup measurements and weights for her ingredients. The photos are gorgeous! You can practically smell the heavenly chocolaty goodness.
She offers great tips and tricks too, like sifting the add ins (like chopped cookies and broken pretzels) for your chocolate bark to get rid of dust, making the finished product much prettier.
I’m a cookie freak, and I was excited to try her Strawberry and Cream cookies and the Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate shortbread. Both of them were delicious! And don’t even get me started on the White Chocolate Chai Doodles! There’s even a section devoted to snacking cakes that are perfect for when a regular size cake is just too much.
Her use of unusual ingredients like goat cheese, miso and rye flour is exciting. But there are a lot of more traditional recipes too. There’s something for every chocoholic in this book. And Ms. Song’s clear and concise instructions will make you feel like a baking pro!
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
She offers great tips and tricks too, like sifting the add ins (like chopped cookies and broken pretzels) for your chocolate bark to get rid of dust, making the finished product much prettier.
I’m a cookie freak, and I was excited to try her Strawberry and Cream cookies and the Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate shortbread. Both of them were delicious! And don’t even get me started on the White Chocolate Chai Doodles! There’s even a section devoted to snacking cakes that are perfect for when a regular size cake is just too much.
Her use of unusual ingredients like goat cheese, miso and rye flour is exciting. But there are a lot of more traditional recipes too. There’s something for every chocoholic in this book. And Ms. Song’s clear and concise instructions will make you feel like a baking pro!
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 3, 2024
This is a very dangerous book to flip through before lunch, LOL! Now I want some chocolate baked goodness!!
The cookbook is obviously a labor of love by someone who loves chocolate. :D (I imagine we'd get along great, haha.) I love that it not only includes photograph(s) for every. single. recipe (a rarity in cookbook-land, it seems like), but also some unique ingredients and flavor combinations. (I'm looking at you, pistachios, miso, matcha, buckwheat, and buttermilk. And no, those aren't all in one recipe, but spread across several!)
I also learned a few new things, such as how/why to "bloom" cocoa (to bring out flavors) and caramelize white chocolate! (I think caramelizing white chocolate would indeed make me like it better, haha.)
I'm especially excited to try the crispy chocolate buttermilk waffles and the chocolate stout rye Bundt. (Insert token reference to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" here.)
A fantastic and inspiring collection of recipes, photos, tips, and tricks that will be an invaluable resource to any baker, from amateur to pro.
I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
The cookbook is obviously a labor of love by someone who loves chocolate. :D (I imagine we'd get along great, haha.) I love that it not only includes photograph(s) for every. single. recipe (a rarity in cookbook-land, it seems like), but also some unique ingredients and flavor combinations. (I'm looking at you, pistachios, miso, matcha, buckwheat, and buttermilk. And no, those aren't all in one recipe, but spread across several!)
I also learned a few new things, such as how/why to "bloom" cocoa (to bring out flavors) and caramelize white chocolate! (I think caramelizing white chocolate would indeed make me like it better, haha.)
I'm especially excited to try the crispy chocolate buttermilk waffles and the chocolate stout rye Bundt. (Insert token reference to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" here.)
A fantastic and inspiring collection of recipes, photos, tips, and tricks that will be an invaluable resource to any baker, from amateur to pro.
I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
September 23, 2024
Rating: 5 stars
***Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC copy in exchange for an honest review***
Very clear instructions on recipes, great tips/description on varieties of chocolate/cocoa and explanation on melting chocolate (both Double-Boiler Method and Microwave).
Index Layout: (in parenthesis my favorite choice for each section)
Sweet Treats (Malted Hot Cocoa Mix)
Cookies (Espresso Chocolate Rye Sables)
Brownies and Bars (Chewy Mochi Brownies)
Snacking Cakes (Chocolate Ricotte Marble Pound Cake)
Celebration Cakes (Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake)
Pies and Tarts (Chocolate Banana Cream Pie)
Morning Treats (Lemon Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins)
Fried and Chilled (Chocolate Mascarpone Custard Doughnuts)
Bakery Favorites (Black Sesame Cocoa Milk Bread)
I think what I loved best is the variety for each section. While I enjoy chocolate as much as the next person, I also didn't want double/triple/death by chocolate options. There are a lot of great low pressure recipes. Also only a few recipes w/ tree nuts **which is a bonus for me (darn allergies)**
Great cookbook for beginners/moderate skill set.
***Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC copy in exchange for an honest review***
Very clear instructions on recipes, great tips/description on varieties of chocolate/cocoa and explanation on melting chocolate (both Double-Boiler Method and Microwave).
Index Layout: (in parenthesis my favorite choice for each section)
Sweet Treats (Malted Hot Cocoa Mix)
Cookies (Espresso Chocolate Rye Sables)
Brownies and Bars (Chewy Mochi Brownies)
Snacking Cakes (Chocolate Ricotte Marble Pound Cake)
Celebration Cakes (Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake)
Pies and Tarts (Chocolate Banana Cream Pie)
Morning Treats (Lemon Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins)
Fried and Chilled (Chocolate Mascarpone Custard Doughnuts)
Bakery Favorites (Black Sesame Cocoa Milk Bread)
I think what I loved best is the variety for each section. While I enjoy chocolate as much as the next person, I also didn't want double/triple/death by chocolate options. There are a lot of great low pressure recipes. Also only a few recipes w/ tree nuts **which is a bonus for me (darn allergies)**
Great cookbook for beginners/moderate skill set.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 7, 2024
As soon as I finished flipping through the eARC of "Chocolate Love," I clicked over to Amazon to pre-order a hardcopy because I NEED this in my cookbook library. Michele Song has created an ode to Chocolate and I am here for it. I loved how she got a little science-y and nerdy about chocolate and baking to get us started, and I liked all of her recommendations and suggestions for tools, ingredients, and pantry. When doing a cookbook where the featured ingredient is brown, you run the risk of the photography looking pretty monotone. Not the case here! This was beautifully shot, working the full palate of browns and capturing so much beautiful texture and details. The recipes themselves are well organized and appear to be written in a way that should be easy to follow. Can't wait to try the Pumpkin Chocolate Babka, Peanut Butter Chocolate Buns, and the Chocolate Old Fashioned Doughnuts. Oh, and all the cookies look amazing, too!
Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC, in exchange for this honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the eARC, in exchange for this honest review.
April 12, 2024
Don't we all just love chocolate? There's a lot of information in the beginning of this book about different types of chocolate and techniques, but I'm guessing people interested in this book are going to go right to the recipes.
The very first one that caught my eye was a recipe for Brown Butter - Chocolate Crispy Treats. I make Rice Krispy Treats fairly often. When I make this recipe, I'm sure my family will flip with joy. There are two other varieties, Peanut Butter Chocolate Treats and Bourbon Chocolate Treats. Hmm. Which to make first?
There are recipes for cookies, brownies, snacking cakes, celebration cakes (Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake sound good?), pies and tarts, morning treats, fried and chilled, and bakery favorites.
So many good things to eat! And so many mouthwatering photos.
The very first one that caught my eye was a recipe for Brown Butter - Chocolate Crispy Treats. I make Rice Krispy Treats fairly often. When I make this recipe, I'm sure my family will flip with joy. There are two other varieties, Peanut Butter Chocolate Treats and Bourbon Chocolate Treats. Hmm. Which to make first?
There are recipes for cookies, brownies, snacking cakes, celebration cakes (Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake sound good?), pies and tarts, morning treats, fried and chilled, and bakery favorites.
So many good things to eat! And so many mouthwatering photos.
May 7, 2024
As a chocoholic, I was in heaven with this book. I was super excited to find new treats to make with my obsession and I am happy to say I was not disappointed. I have at least 5 recipes that I want to try and make now! It has so much helpful information like the different types of chocolate, tips on the different ways to bake it, and it even let you know what other equipment you need for baking.
I love when cookbooks have recipes that include a picture of the finished dish. The instructions were clear and easy to understand especially if you have never baked before. The ingredients were easily visible. I also loved the little blurbs included some of the author’s memories about the dish. I will definitely purchase this when it is released.
Thank you to Michele Song and NetGalley for this e-ARC and for feeding my obsession.
I love when cookbooks have recipes that include a picture of the finished dish. The instructions were clear and easy to understand especially if you have never baked before. The ingredients were easily visible. I also loved the little blurbs included some of the author’s memories about the dish. I will definitely purchase this when it is released.
Thank you to Michele Song and NetGalley for this e-ARC and for feeding my obsession.
June 2, 2024
Chocolate Lover by Michele Song is a divine cookbook that would make any chocolate lover happy to own. The cookbook would make an excellent for cooks who love chocolate. That being written who doesn't like chocolate? The author writes about chocolate and the varieties of chocolate, with tips on how to work with chocolate, and tools and equipment used in chocolate cookery.
Her cookbook has the following chapters:
Sweet Treats
Cookies
Brownies and Bars
Snacking Cakes
Celebration Cakes
Pies and Tarts
Morning Treats
Fried and Chilled
Bakery Favorites
I'll be asking my beloved to buy me this cookbook for Christmas I can't wait to try the Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake recipe as it looked like a delish breakfast treat. The White Chocolate Chip Confetti Cake looks beautiful and tasty and I can't wait to try the Triple Chocolate Cookies recipe too.
Her cookbook has the following chapters:
Sweet Treats
Cookies
Brownies and Bars
Snacking Cakes
Celebration Cakes
Pies and Tarts
Morning Treats
Fried and Chilled
Bakery Favorites
I'll be asking my beloved to buy me this cookbook for Christmas I can't wait to try the Chocolate Chip Streusel Coffee Cake recipe as it looked like a delish breakfast treat. The White Chocolate Chip Confetti Cake looks beautiful and tasty and I can't wait to try the Triple Chocolate Cookies recipe too.
May 4, 2024
Pinching myself to make sure I haven't died and gone to chocolate heaven!
As I was skimming through the book I landed on something quick and simple, Anytime Chocolate Snaking Cake, OMG, it was moist and amazing. All recipes are easy to follow, with simple ingredients and an image of each recipe. I will be adding this book to my cookbook shelf. Heck, just run on over to Amazon's website and take a look at the images of this book and you'll see for yourself what surprise recipes await you.
The contents are as listed: Sweet treats, cookies, brownies and bars, snacking cakes, celebration cakes, pies and tarts, morning treats, fried and chilled, and bakery favorites. Not all recipes are chocolate so something for everyone in this book.
May 6, 2024
Chocolate Lover by Michele Song is amazing! The pictures are full of rich, decadent, ooey, gooey chocolate and I could not get enough! Anything and everything you could ever want in chocolate is covered. The start of the book gives all the essential background on picking the right chocolate or cocoa, some tips, and tricks, including equipment, and then the fun begins. Traditional staples are included, but I was inspired by so many new ideas. Cookies, cakes, bars, white chocolate, dark chocolate, simple, complex, light and airy and dark and heavy. Every recipe has a picture to guide and inspire your own attempts.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.
May 22, 2024
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.
I love chocolate! This book really hits the spot.
The author begins by discussing the various types of chocolate and the products she uses for her recipes. She moves on to talking about the kitchen tools for success in baking her recipes.
Each recipe has a beautiful mouth watering picture accompanying it. It inspires one to try out the recipe! I love cookbooks with photos of each recipe.
For my baking style, this book is a bit too advanced. Each recipe has more ingredients and more steps to it than I usually undertake. However, I still would love to have a copy in my cookbook library, if only to take it out at times and marvel at the author’s creations in chocolate!
I love chocolate! This book really hits the spot.
The author begins by discussing the various types of chocolate and the products she uses for her recipes. She moves on to talking about the kitchen tools for success in baking her recipes.
Each recipe has a beautiful mouth watering picture accompanying it. It inspires one to try out the recipe! I love cookbooks with photos of each recipe.
For my baking style, this book is a bit too advanced. Each recipe has more ingredients and more steps to it than I usually undertake. However, I still would love to have a copy in my cookbook library, if only to take it out at times and marvel at the author’s creations in chocolate!
August 18, 2024
I received an ARC through the publisher via netgalley but all opinions are my own :)
The pictures in this book are gorgeous and I am now craving so many different things. I want to try to the chocolate basque cheesecake and the chocolate malt cream pie the most. The short blurbs with the recipes are good storytelling, especially because they often note the branded product that inspired the recipe, like how the author talks about jello pudding cups in relation to the chocolate malt cream pie or ghirardelli brownies and their own brownie recipe recreating them. I like that there are metric measurements throughout in addition to the typical cup measurements. It makes it more likely that I'll actually bake if there's metric measurements haha.
The pictures in this book are gorgeous and I am now craving so many different things. I want to try to the chocolate basque cheesecake and the chocolate malt cream pie the most. The short blurbs with the recipes are good storytelling, especially because they often note the branded product that inspired the recipe, like how the author talks about jello pudding cups in relation to the chocolate malt cream pie or ghirardelli brownies and their own brownie recipe recreating them. I like that there are metric measurements throughout in addition to the typical cup measurements. It makes it more likely that I'll actually bake if there's metric measurements haha.
July 10, 2024
This book is the perfect love letter to chocolate.
As someone who loves chocolate, loves baking and lovessss food styling and food photography, THIS BOOK was such a joy to read and experience.
The recipes are easy to follow, the photos are absolutely STUNNING and you can really tell how much the author loves chocolate through this book.
Recipes are renditions of classic all-time faves with some cool new combinations that'll blow you away.
This book is definitely one worth picking up, it'll be such a joy to flip through.
Thank you to Chronicle Books, Michele Song and NetGalley for giving me an Advanced Reader Copy of this wonderful cookbook.
As someone who loves chocolate, loves baking and lovessss food styling and food photography, THIS BOOK was such a joy to read and experience.
The recipes are easy to follow, the photos are absolutely STUNNING and you can really tell how much the author loves chocolate through this book.
Recipes are renditions of classic all-time faves with some cool new combinations that'll blow you away.
This book is definitely one worth picking up, it'll be such a joy to flip through.
Thank you to Chronicle Books, Michele Song and NetGalley for giving me an Advanced Reader Copy of this wonderful cookbook.
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September 6, 2024Michele Song created a beautiful book for you or the chocolate lover in your life.. I loved that the book started with a love letter to Chocolate. It then went on to school the reader on how to treat chocolate, pantry ingredients, different equipment needed and a lot more great information. Then the recipes started, the delicious photos popped up throughout and my mouth was watering.
I look forward to first making the Very Best Chocolate Chunk Cookies this weekend and then the ultimate Millionaire Pretzel Bars. I also know of a few people who will love this book as much as I do.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.
I look forward to first making the Very Best Chocolate Chunk Cookies this weekend and then the ultimate Millionaire Pretzel Bars. I also know of a few people who will love this book as much as I do.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.
July 17, 2024
Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this wonderful book. This drool-worthy volume is truly a chocoholic’s delight! There is a lot of information in the beginning of the book about different types of chocolate, cocoa, sugar, and other ingredients and tools necessary to create chocolate masterpieces that follow. The rest of the book is broken down by types of treats (cookies, cakes, bars, etc) and each is accompanied my a mouthwatering photo. This book is a must have for any chocolate lover!
September 16, 2025
I usually flip through cookbooks quickly, rarely reading the boring blurbs and stories, but with Chocolate Lover I read everything. The sections about the different types of cocoa powder and chocolates was easily digestible and accessible.
A lot of these recipes seem like they would be crowd favorites with little hardship to make, except the few complex ones for more seasoned vets, and there are even unique recipes that include matcha and teas. A little something for everyone.
A lot of these recipes seem like they would be crowd favorites with little hardship to make, except the few complex ones for more seasoned vets, and there are even unique recipes that include matcha and teas. A little something for everyone.
April 26, 2024
This chocoholic swooned over the luscious photos and the 60 recipes of amazing baked chocolate treats. Like
Chocolate Frangipane Croissants and Peanut Pretzel Toffee Bark and Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake. Mouthwatering to look at with easy to follow recipes, this delicious cookbook would be a great gift for any chocolate lover in your life!
Chocolate Frangipane Croissants and Peanut Pretzel Toffee Bark and Strawberry White Chocolate Chantilly Cake. Mouthwatering to look at with easy to follow recipes, this delicious cookbook would be a great gift for any chocolate lover in your life!
July 27, 2024
This was pretty much the most mouthwatering cookbook. The author put a lot of effort in breaking down how versatile chocolate is on its own and in use to enhance other flavors. She also made it really digestible for novice bakers with helpful tips and lists. I look forward to slowly baking my way through the entire cookbook, which is so rare.
Thanks for the arc!
Thanks for the arc!
January 7, 2025
Yum.
So many classic recipes, advancements on Hershey recipes, and family recipes w a chocolate flair in this book. Casual and easy to read (font wise) with pictures of each recipe. Likely not going to touch the complex time-consuming ones for a bit. I am drawn to the chocolate cakes, bars, and cookies. 😛
So many classic recipes, advancements on Hershey recipes, and family recipes w a chocolate flair in this book. Casual and easy to read (font wise) with pictures of each recipe. Likely not going to touch the complex time-consuming ones for a bit. I am drawn to the chocolate cakes, bars, and cookies. 😛
May 11, 2024
If you love baking with Chocolate and you love eating chocolate and you love beautiful pictures of chocolate, this is definitely the cookbook for you! So many wonderful recipes. Yum!😋 I thank Netgalley and Chronicle Books for the opportunity to read and review this cookbook.
September 17, 2024
Must love chocolate...
The essential chocolate cookbook. How to prepare and cook and bake with chocolate.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a chocolate-y dessert or treat.
Just say yes!
Highly recommend.
The essential chocolate cookbook. How to prepare and cook and bake with chocolate.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a chocolate-y dessert or treat.
Just say yes!
Highly recommend.
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September 18, 2024 A chocolate manual
Ms. Song instructs on type, tools and technique in addition to the recipes. Clear detailed instructions with drool worthy illustrations make this cook book a winner.
I requested and received a NetGalley ARC gratis and offer my opinion in the same.
Ms. Song instructs on type, tools and technique in addition to the recipes. Clear detailed instructions with drool worthy illustrations make this cook book a winner.
I requested and received a NetGalley ARC gratis and offer my opinion in the same.
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