Comments on: “The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook,” Elinor Klivans http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/ 650+ book reviews, kitchenware reviews, and more. We may be insane, but we're on your side! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Chocolate http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-24294 Chocolate Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:48:54 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-24294 The best chocolate for cooking is Callebaut or Bercolade. Both are Belgian and are absolutely amazing, you can't buy it in shops but you can online if you look hard enough. They both make great cookies. The milk chocolate is extremely creamy, much better quality than anything available in the shops. The plain chocolate is the biggie though because it is totally different. Because the cocoa is a better quality than normal dark chocolate, it isn't as bitter and has more flavour. I use both of these, try them in your cookies or just on their own! The best chocolate for cooking is Callebaut or Bercolade. Both are Belgian and are absolutely amazing, you can’t buy it in shops but you can online if you look hard enough. They both make great cookies. The milk chocolate is extremely creamy, much better quality than anything available in the shops. The plain chocolate is the biggie though because it is totally different. Because the cocoa is a better quality than normal dark chocolate, it isn’t as bitter and has more flavour. I use both of these, try them in your cookies or just on their own!

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14987 heather Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:36:06 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14987 <b>Trish:</b> Yeah, for instance, if I'm having chocolate chip cookies, I want to be able to taste the cookies! I'm caught on the question of whether I'd recommend this book to someone or not. I think marginally I would, because the results do taste good, but I'd recommend not buying it if you aren't comfortable doing a little tweaking in the kitchen. <b>Liz:</b> I'm still a cookbook gal. Many of them are SOOOO good, and I haven't had wonderful luck with online recipes on the whole. Many cookbook recipes have been carefully and thoroughly kitchen-tested, often taking things like different kinds of equipment and stoves and such into account, while online recipes rarely go through that kind of testing. That doesn't necessarily mean a cookbook will be better of course, but on average I've had better results with books. Trish: Yeah, for instance, if I’m having chocolate chip cookies, I want to be able to taste the cookies! I’m caught on the question of whether I’d recommend this book to someone or not. I think marginally I would, because the results do taste good, but I’d recommend not buying it if you aren’t comfortable doing a little tweaking in the kitchen.

Liz: I’m still a cookbook gal. Many of them are SOOOO good, and I haven’t had wonderful luck with online recipes on the whole. Many cookbook recipes have been carefully and thoroughly kitchen-tested, often taking things like different kinds of equipment and stoves and such into account, while online recipes rarely go through that kind of testing. That doesn’t necessarily mean a cookbook will be better of course, but on average I’ve had better results with books.

]]> By: Liz http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14978 Liz Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:39:43 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14978 This is why I'm always wary of buying cookbooks when so many recipes are online. Online, at least, you can find recipes with comments attached on how to alter the recipe - what substitutions are safe, whether it's got too much of one flavor, etc. I once had a very cool-looking muffin cookbook that nevertheless consistently made mediocre, dried-out muffins. So much for glossy photography being the best sign of a good cookbook. This is why I’m always wary of buying cookbooks when so many recipes are online. Online, at least, you can find recipes with comments attached on how to alter the recipe - what substitutions are safe, whether it’s got too much of one flavor, etc. I once had a very cool-looking muffin cookbook that nevertheless consistently made mediocre, dried-out muffins. So much for glossy photography being the best sign of a good cookbook.

]]> By: Trish http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14954 Trish Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:11:47 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14954 I like chocolate, but there is definitely a such thing as too much (at least for my tummy). I wonder if these recipes could be redeemed by a little substituting and tweaking--but other hand, who wants to buy a recipe book and then rework the recipes? I'll mix recipes up a little, but the base has got to be there. Bummer! I like chocolate, but there is definitely a such thing as too much (at least for my tummy). I wonder if these recipes could be redeemed by a little substituting and tweaking–but other hand, who wants to buy a recipe book and then rework the recipes? I’ll mix recipes up a little, but the base has got to be there. Bummer!

]]> By: Errant Thoughts » Blog Archive » Re-Imagining, Part I http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14928 Errant Thoughts » Blog Archive » Re-Imagining, Part I Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:30:55 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/2008/04/01/the-essential-chocolate-chip-cookbook-elinor-klivans/#comment-14928 [...] book review is of Elinor Klivans’s The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] […] book review is of Elinor Klivans’s The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and […]

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