How to Be Tempted This Holiday Season!

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Holiday cooking.

We've all been there.

Every year you want something new and different to wow the relatives, to make a statement at your holiday party.

This year Parragon is giving you not one, but 2, great new cookbooks,
 to Tempt you to new recipes and traditions!


tempt cover

Chocolate is a delight no matter what form it takes, and this stunning book celebrates its decadent indulgence with over 80 sumptuous recipes. Divided into sensory chapters, including Melt, Snap, Dissolve, Nibble and Soft, Tempt is a special cookbook where each recipe uses chocolate as its central, delicious ingredient. This sensuous collection includes dessert and sweet treat mainstays like Dark Chocolate Roulade, Chocolate Toffee Popcorn, Gooey Chocolate Pudding, old-fashioned Peppermint Creams, and White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut Cookies; contemporary twists like Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake Pops, Chocolate Chip Cookies & Ice Cream Cake, Strawberry & White Chocolate Napoleons, and Chocolate Lava Cakes with Caramel Sauce; and quirky new treats like Indulgent Whiskey Fudge, Melting Chocolate Risotto, and Pink Peppercorn & Chocolate Cupcakes. Also featuring hints, tips and advice on working with chocolate; a list of essential equipment; a history of chocolate as an ingredient and its different varieties and flavor notes; and a convenient table of flavor pairings. With cakes, bark, cups, meringues, doughnuts and more, this essential guide to eating and cooking with chocolate is a must-have collection for every chocolate lover's kitchen shelf.


Review; 

If the pictures don't grab you, the recipes will in this book! All the recipes will delight chocoholics and cooks alike. Attention is given to every detail, making this truly your one stop chocolate cookbook! It's perfect for git giving, and for using for making your holiday gifts 'hand made' this year. I can't find just ONE fav recipe, and you won't  either! 

Recipe:

Check out my previous review of this book, for a great holiday gift giving
and indulging, recipe!


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Fill your home with the magic of Christmas with Christmas Recipes & Crafts. You can relax this festive season as this book covers everything from pre-Christmas planning to ideas for leftovers and homemade edible gifts, as well as recipes for parties - not to mention traditional recipes and modern ideas for Christmas dinner that everyone will love. There are even Christmas crafts that you can make to decorate your home, turning it into a perfect winter wonderland ready for the big day. So, take the stress out of Christmas this year and enjoy creating simple yet delicious dishes that will delight your friends and family.

Christmas Recipe and Crafts sample collage


Review:

WOW this is an amazing holiday cookbook! If you want to totally redo your holiday table and traditions, THIS book can help you! It is SO delectable! Every color picture astounds your senses, and makes you want to run to the kitchen and start cooking! And then the recipes! Little tweaks that you may not have though of, really bring the recipes to life, and many are SO easy, you won't believe how much time you can actually save on Christmas day! Plus the food gifts and crafts are perfect compliments to the recipes! they are pretty simple, but totally charming, and perfect for putting together with your kids. My only grip was that the cover picture of a jam sponge Bunche de Noel, is NOT included in the book. ARGH. There is the traditional chocolate/chocolate one however. I'm sure it was a last minute editing error, as I've never had that happen with a cookbook from Parragon. It's minor though. This is a perfect holiday cookbook, and perfect for giving, especially as hostess and white elephant gifts. 

Recipe:

Here's a great recipe from the book that is not only perfect for Christmas morning, it's perfect for holiday parties and weekend brunch!

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pan au chocolate cinnamon rolls recipe


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Comments

  1. Everything you mentioned sounds so good. I need a great holiday cookbook.

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