Chocolates and truffles is Tim’s sixth book after the publication of Biscuits & Cookies, Tarts & Pies, Café Cakes, Macarons & Macaroons and Ice Creams & Sorbets. This beautiful collection of recipes shows you how to master hand-made truffles and filled chocolates with step by step instructions for perfect results. There are sections on ingredients, methods and equipment with advice on how to temper and work with chocolate. Here for the first time are Tim’s original recipes including double caramel, Baileys, orange & Grand Marnier, coconut, lime, strawberries & cream hand-dipped dark chocolates and crunchy hazelnut praline. Recipes range from simple hand rolled Java milk chocolates to exquisitely decorated filled chocolates.
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After twenty years in the U.S. Navy, Tim retired and returned to school earning three degrees. Less than two years later, he was forced to medically retire from physical work. Tim legally changed his name on 8/21/08 to Timothy Odell Hanner and, in the future, will be writing under that name.
Previously, his hobbies were Scuba Diving (Instructor), Karate (Instructor), Sky Diving and flying as a private pilot. He now spends his time writing and learning to cook.
Tim is the author of two novels in the Chronicles of Bear series. They are This Dark Time and Rebel's Revenge. In addition to the series, Tim is working on two novels. One is The Mammatus Effect, which involves a think tank on a secret island resort run by the military. The second is Destiny Island in which three young adults are shipwrecked on an island that has a legend of restless spirits. In the future, look for him to take you to The Breaks and The Lake.
You can learn more about him, his hobbies and interests on his myspace page at www.myspace.com/scubadoc51.