A Year in Chocolate: Four Seasons of Unforgettable Desserts

by Alice Medrich

Over the past 20 years, Alice Medrich's name has become synonymous with dessert. In "A Year in Chocolate", Medrich shares her baking secrets for creating delectable chocolate desserts with all the best each season has to offer. Readers will learn how to prepare scrumptious holiday desserts from the easiest Christmas yule log to the most festive Fourth of July ice cream sundaes. Medrich also includes such seasonal treats as Hot Chocolate Souffles, Boardwalk Bananas, and chocolate latkes, as well as little hints and tips that turn ordinary chocolate into an extraordinary culinary experience.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference, Christmas

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite pastry authors: never fail, always delicious chocolate desserts.

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't think this was anything special.

[Stephanie]

A book that finds an occasion to eat chocolate all throughout the year. Includes Jewish holidays.

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, but not amazing.

[Beka · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the recipes sound yummy, though some are just basics. I do appreciate how she writes about chocolate.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice pictures but the recipes were over the top.

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious variants on desserts made chocolate to fit with a variety of holidays and seasons. Mhmmmmmmmmmm….