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Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts
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by:
Medrich, Alice
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Publisher:
Warner Books
Published: October 1994
ISBN: 044651666X
Format:Hardcover
Pages:192
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Book Description
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There are considerably fewer calories in Alice Medrich's latest book than in Cocolat, her first, award-winning cookbook. In Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts, Medrich presents recipes that cut fat without compromising texture or
flavor--a chocolate lover's dream come true. With offerings like Black Bottom Bananas Napoleons (made with chocolate custard) or Double Chocolate Layer Cake (with less than a third of its calories from fat), Medrich proves that wonderfully indulgent
treats don't have to add to your waistline. The book won the 1995 James Beard Cookbook Award.
From Library Journal
Medrich is the author of another beautiful cookbook, Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts (LJ 2/15/91), which showcased
the indulgent desserts from her California pastry shops. Her low-fat book is not, as one might expect, at the opposite end of the spectrum; there are rich-tasting, elegant creations here too. Some readers will be disappointed to find that, despite the
book's title, not all of the recipes are for chocolate desserts, but many are, and the nonchocolate recipes are just as... read more
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