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The perfect mystery for readers with an appetite for crime.
Food connoisseur Chloe Carter is on a quest for the perfect meal and man. That's why the "Gourmet Girl" accepts an online date with "Dinner Dude." Too bad he's murdered in the restaurant. Leave it to Chloe to fall in love with the chef, who's also suspect #1.
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Dating, food, and murder.......2007-09-20
Chloe Carter is a food connoisseur. She's now a grad student due to a wacky clause in her uncle's will. Before she can touch her inheritance, she has to get a master's degree of her choice.
When she gets burned by her neighbor and boyfriend, she signs up with an online dating service. She's known as GourmetGirl on the Internet. Reluctantly she accepts a date with DinnerDude. The food is good, but Eric's a bore. When he doesn't come back to the table, Chloe finds him stabbed to death in the men's room.
When she attends Eric's funeral, his parents show up with the opinion that she was his fiancée. Not wanting to upset them at the funeral, she plays along. What she doesn't know is this isn't the only interaction she'll have with them!
Her next date is with a yummy chef, but unfortunately Josh's the prime suspect. She doesn't think he did it, so she sets out to find the real killer. She has ulterior motives, because she wants Josh out of jail so she can continue to date him.
Can she find the killer without becoming the next course?
I really enjoyed this book. Chloe was such a fun character. The authors did such a great job that I often forgot two different people wrote this. Her interaction with her dates and sister were great. Plus her classes and her internship really added to the story. Don't read this when you're hungry. The food descriptions are yummy!
Her many forays into the dating and restaurant scenes were entertaining. I found myself chuckling and laughing out loud when reading this book. This is a great light chick lit mystery. I highly recommend it.
Disappointed!.......2007-06-04
As soon as I see a new book with Susan Conant's name on it, I buy it. In the future, I'll check to see that the writing does NOT include her daughter's name. This book was such a disappointment. The main character aimed at being a bright, humorous modern Boston woman - - AND MISSED! Oh, how they missed! Chloe Carter has an inheritance from her uncle only if she enters a graduate degree and is so directionless that she basically tosses a coin. She's a shallow, vapid, vain, manipulative, sometime mean, bimbo and basically is not worth reading about. The food topic angle is the only plus. There is another title in the series, but I intend to avoid it. I can't believe that Susan Conant put her name on this writing. It MUST be her daughter's writing that she is lending her reputation to - - and it was a loving, but BIG mistake.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-05-27
Chloe Carter is not exactly having the best week of her life. For starters, she's about to attend graduate school, studying social work. Not because she wants to but because that's the only way she can get her inheritance from her uncle. He didn't specify social work; it just seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that school is about to begin, Chloe's not so sure. Secondly, her downstairs neighbor/sometimes boyfriend is outside kissing some tiny blonde chick. Sure, he said he wasn't looking for a relationship, but that doesn't give him the right to parade around with the blonde. Well, maybe it does, but that's not the point! And she can't even use her backup date to make him jealous, since he has a girlfriend now! Not to mention the disaster her apartment has become since her last half-accomplished attempt to redecorate.
Chloe is desperate for something good in her life. It's time for drastic measures. It's time to try the Internet dating service her sister keeps pushing. It worked for her, she's married and has kids and is happy, so maybe it'll work for Chloe. That's the decision she comes to at 3am. A decision she regrets the minute she wakes up. What was she thinking? Normal people don't date through the Internet! Her membership must be cancelled and her profile deleted immediately! Though she could check the messages first, since the people did take the time to write them and all. Wonder of all wonders, there is a normal-seeming guy who seems to like food as much as she does. Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all. Chloe and "DinnerDude" agree to meet at a new high-end restaurant that he's thinking about investing in. If this works out, just think about all of the great free dinners!
First instincts are usually right -- this was a bad idea. Chloe's week is rapidly spiraling from bad to worse. Her blind date is rude, overbearing, and completely self-absorbed. And the food -- well, it started off great, and now it's starting to mirror her week. After waiting for what seems like forever for her blind date to return from the phone call he answered during dinner, Chloe decides to hunt him down. She finds him in the bathroom. On the floor. Dead. Talk about the worst blind date ever!
From the date, to grieving parents who seem to think that Chloe was about to be their daughter-in-law, to the cute chef at the dinner after the funeral (who happens to be the main suspect), Chloe's life has certainly altered drastically. She's just not sure which direction it's headed in!
Chloe is neurotically, obsessively hilarious! And the situations she gets herself stuck in are absurd, but possible. They really could happen -- you just hope they would never happen to you. The characters are all well-drawn. They're all a little bit odd, which makes them that much more lovable and easy to relate to. The story takes awhile to get moving, but when it finally does, it's a whirlwind. Plus, it has recipes! Good story, fun characters, lots of food, AND recipes? Count me in! My only real question is why no one seems to notice that Chloe has missed her calling. She should be a detective, not a social worker.
*Disclaimer for those concerned that this is a book for adults: The main character is in her 20's. Sex is discussed and alluded to, but never described. The murder doesn't come off as gruesome or graphic. There is a limited amount of swearing.
Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman
As light and fluffy as a tasty meringue!.......2007-03-11
Twenty-five-year-old Boston food connoisseur, Chloe Carter, would love to spend all of her time dining out at the top gourmet hot spots, and watching daytime TV. But, alas, due to a wacky clause in her Uncle Alan's Will, Chloe is forced to complete a Master's Degree program in the field of her choice, before she can even think about touching her inheritance. Which is how she finds herself in the throes of life as a Freshman in Social Worker school, and participating in an internship program at the Boston Organization Against Sexual and Other Harassment in the Workplace, where she is the only other employee aside from Naomi Campbell (whom she has appropriately nicknamed Braids). As if attending classes three days a week weren't problem enough, the amount of coursework she's stuck with on the weekends is seriously hindering her already unsuccessful love life. After various failed relationships, however, Chloe believes that it's time to throw in the towel. That is, until her older sister convinces her to sign up with an online dating site where Chloe (aka GourmetGirl) meets and accepts a date with someone titled DinnerDude (aka Eric Rafferty), who sounds too good to be true. Sadly, when she meets up with the fellow food lover, she learns that he's just that - too good to be true - and can't wait to escape the portly bore who is not only pompous, but a cheapskate to boot. But escaping this deadly date isn't as easy as she originally thought, when Eric turns up dead in the men's bathroom - stabbed to death. Luckily, while attending the bore's funeral - where his parents seem to have an extremely wrong impression about her - Chloe meets up with a sensitive, sexy chef named Josh Driscoll, who knows the exact way to win her heart - through her stomach. But when she learns that Josh is the prime suspect in Eric's death, her thoughts turn sour. Chloe can't believe that someone as talented as Josh could possibly stab someone to death - even though the murder weapon was one of his knives - and is determined to clear her lover-boy's name before he's locked away in a jail cell - along with his fabulously delicious recipe for Baby Bok Choy Slaw. So, enlisting the help of some of her social work classmates, as well as her drop-dead gorgeous best friend, Adrianna, Chloe turns in her chef's hat for a trench coat, and steps into the shoes of Sherlock Holmes, investigating everyone around her. But, as she gets closer to the killer, Chloe begins to realize that the restaurant industry is more cutthroat than she originally believed, and if she's not careful, the next main course on the killer's menu will be her.
As an avid viewer of the Food Network, and a wannabe detective myself, I couldn't help digging in to Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant's STEAMED the moment I saw it sitting on the shelf at Barnes & Noble. Chloe Carter is a girl whom many will find themselves relating to. A mix between Rachael Ray and "Sex and the City's" Carrie Bradshaw, Chloe's love of food, and relationship problems make her an appetizing character, who is impossible to resist. From page one her discussions regarding guys and food draw you in, and, even at almost 300 pages long, I found myself devouring this first installment in just a few hours. Chloe's slacker ways when it comes to school, and ambition to clear the could-be guy of her dreams of murder is humorous; while her pursuit of the perfect meal leaves even the reader feeling famished. It's obvious that STEAMED falls more into the category of criminal chick lit than mystery. However, for those looking for a light amateur sleuth novel, this is the perfect piece of fiction to wet your appetite. The supporting characters are irresistible - from the make-up artist/model look-alike, Adrianna; to the hot yet unattainable guy downstairs, Noah; and even reaching the depths of Chloe's bizarre classmates, and even more wacky family - and truly add depth to the novel. Chloe is a one-in-a-million character, whose adventures in the culinary, and detective world are spicy, and make for a killer combination. As light and fluffy as a tasty meringue!
Erika Sorocco
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Stick To TheMalamutes.......2007-03-08
As I have read and loved every Mystery written by Susan Conant, I was very disappointed by her participation
in this trite, albeit "titillating" endeavor. Please Mrs. Conant, do give your loyal fans more of the books in the
genre that we have come to anticipate. My son was the loving owner of a big, beautiful Malamute. He bought
this dog at my urging, and Kobi was loved by everyone who ever came in contact with him. Sadly, Kobi died a
few months ago at the age of 6 1/2 from Bone Cancer. Please more about Kimi, Rowdy and Sammy!!
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Guide To China: Delicious Foods. Learn about China and the Chinese. This book deals with Chinese well known foods, special flour food, taste and style foods and famous feasts. The book is filled with colorful pictures and descriptions. This is a great book for travel or general learning.
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How to Cook Chinese Favorites is a small joy. In fewer than 100 pages it presents illustrated, step-by-step instructions for preparing Chinese soups, dumplings, steamed fish, classic stir-fries, rice dishes, noodles, and more, along with basic recipes, tips, and information that all cooks can use.
Conceding the difficulty most of us have cooking Chinese, the book sets a practical aim--to make a few favorite dishes, such as egg drop soup and Kung Pao chicken, workable for home cooks. Following a chapter on equipment, ingredients, and technique basics (a skillet is preferable to a wok for use on most American stoves, the authors say), the book then provides easy, accessible recipes that include beef and broccoli in garlic sauce, fried rice, and pork lo mein, as well as formulas for the aforementioned dishes. Throughout, underlying techniques are explored and illustrated (drawings of dumpling folding techniques are particularly good), and sensible tips abound (for example, rice for stir-frying is best dried on a baking sheet).
A true primer, the book is part of the Cook's Illustrated Library series. Like the magazine, the books are dedicated to presenting tried-and-perfected recipes and cooking techniques in a concise, approachable way. --Arthur Boehm
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a few excellent recipes.......2004-06-09
I've become a better cook over the years, and have successfully tackled several ethnic cuisines, but Chinese food is not my forte -- all those great sauces and flavor combinations make it easier to order out than try it at home. This little book from the geniuses at Cook's Illustrated has helped a lot. It is slight, at 5 by 7 inches and 94 pages, but the recipes are very good. We've tried several (beef & broccoli, kung pao chicken, hot-and-sour soup) and the results were excellent. And, typically for these chefs, the steps are not difficult though there are a lot of them.
You will find instructions, analysis and helpful illustrations for the following recipes (and variants): wonton, egg drop and hot-and-sour soups; pan-fried and steamed dumplings; steamed fish; kung pao chicken; beef & broccoli in garlic sauce; sticky white and fried rice; pork lo mein and cold sesame noodles.
There is also an introductory chapter on equipment, ingredients and techniques. Another winner from this great team of cooks.
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Dr. Louis Ignarro discovered "the atom" of cardiovascular health--a tiny molecule called Nitric Oxide. NO, as it is known by chemists, is a signaling molecule produced by the body, and is a vasodilator that helps control blood flow to every part of the body. Dr. Ignarro's findings led to the development of Viagra. Nitric Oxide has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system as well.NO relaxes and enlarges the blood vessels, prevents blood clots that trigger strokes and heart attacks, and regulates blood pressure and the accumulation of plaque in the blood vessels. Dr. Ignarro's current research indicates that Nitric Oxide may help lower cholesterol by facilitating the actions of statin drugs like Lipitor. The goal of the regimen presented in NO More Heart Disease is to age proof the cardiovascular system, keeping the vascular network clean and elastic through enhanced NO productivity. The plan is easy-to-follow without extreme lifestyle adjustments, involving taking supplements to stimulate Nitric Oxide production, incorporating NO friendly food into the diet, and a moderate exercise program.
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This is the forth copy I have purchased.......2007-07-27
This is a ground breaking book. If this research is correct this will increase the quality, and lengthen the lives of many people. I have given this book away several times to friends & family. It is an easy read with a little technical health info but it is carefully summarized so that the average reader can still gleen much valuable and understandable information.
Ray Keller
Tempe, Arizona
Response to Be Careful's review and concerns.......2007-06-15
This statement is about Be Careful's review and not the book as a whole. There is no question that increasing Nitric Oxide is beneficial to the body. Besides the heart, it can have a dramatic effect on brain related issues such as headaches and migranes because of what it does to blood vessels. Be Careful's review focuses on taking the supplement L'arginine to promote the production of Nitric Oxide. In fact, directly taking this amino acid may not be the best way to do this and there is a potential of other effects especially with the dosage level the author recommends. My wife takes a product called Oxegen AKG which eliminates the problems of directly taking L'arginine and is proven to increase Nitric Oxide levels in the body. This product has made a huge difference for my wife who does suffer from headaches and a "foggy brain" feeling that occurs from constricted blood flow. She has been taking the product for several years without any side effects and can feel the difference when she doesn't take it. On the website for the maker of Oxegen AKG, they explain the problems of taking L'Arginine directly. Hope this helps.
Easy Science.......2007-03-31
The book is written in such easy, conversational style, that you almost think Scientists could be human after all. The topic of heart health is given enormous hope and I have already started implementing the program recommended by Dr Ignarro and have noticed a considerable drop in my blood pressure in just two weeks.
No More Heart Disease.......2007-03-22
Well written easy to read.Very promising health benefits. Finding and keeping up with a number of supplement purchases and cost in Australia is somewhat difficult.
Try it, you'll like it.......2007-02-14
I started using Arginine as a body building supplement (NO2 from GNC) before I reasearched the health benefits. Agrinine, taken properly, can improve blood flow thoughout the body and boost the body's regenerative abilities by making nitric oxide (a gas) available to the body. In my case, my breathing during excercise improved and my feeling of well-being and energy increased dramatically. I decided to research Arginine to find out why it made me feel so good. This book, by Louis Ignarro, one of the Nobel Prize winning doctors who discovered nitric oxide's role in the body, lays out a plan involving Arginine plus several other supplements and healthy living. In the book he explains how nitric oxide works. Like many other books about nutritional supplementation, this book is pushing a product marketed by Dr. Ignarro. I don't use Dr. Ignarro's product, but found the information in the book very useful and informative.
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When it was first published in 1980, Maida Heatter's Book of Chocolate Desserts became a New York Times bestseller and then won a James Beard award. The book is Heatter's third, a mouthwatering compendium of superb but easily achieved chocolate cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, confections, sauces, and more. Like all of Heater's books, Chocolate Desserts balances good taste with warm, meticulous instruction that anticipates and addresses every question and concern a dessert-maker might have. Cooks at every skill level, from amateur to professional, will find Heater's recipes, and their results, a joy.
Arranged by categories like cakes, pastries, and cold and hot desserts, the hundreds of recipes are a chocolate-lover's dream come true. There are classic Heatter offerings, like her Palm Beach Brownies, the ultimate in dark, chewy fudginess, and her Positively-the-Absolute-Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (they are). Other must-make treats include Amaretto-Amaretti Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate Cigarettes, Chocolate Merry-Go-Round Cake, Chocolate Pecan Angel Pie, and 4-Star French Chocolate Ice Cream. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction to ingredients, equipment, and techniques and is filled throughout with Heatter's invaluable advice. Drawings by Toni Evans illuminate the exemplary text. --Arthur Boehm
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Chocoholics rejoice! Heatter's perennial favorite has everything for the chocolate-loving cook--cakes, cookies, pies, puddings and more. Each recipe is precisely detailed, and Heatter provides valuable advice on cooking techniques, ingredients and equipment.
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This one is a gem!.......2007-02-24
I received this book many years ago at my Sweet Sixteen birthday party. I was already a pretty good cook, but I credit this book with taking me to the next level.
What is truly special about this book is that the author takes her time to tell us things other cookbook writers don't. First, she gives us a lovely introduction to each recipe, including where it comes from, and what to expect from it. That certainly saves the home cook much time and effort trying recipes that might not be a good match. She tells us at beginning of each one which desserts are moist, dense, light, easy, challenging, sweet, less-sweet, etc. Which means that I was able to zero in on the recipes which were most likely to match what I or my guests like.
Second, she discusses choices of equipment and ingredients, both in an introductory chapter and then again throughout. And unlike other gourmet cookbooks which are sometimes inflexible, she is frank about choices and substitutions, and when it's o.k. to use less costly or more readily available ingredients.
And third, she doesn't assume that the home cook has training as a pastry chef, which means she includes details like how & why to temper your eggs, how to arrange the oven racks for a particular recipe, and which way of preparing your spring-form pan will work best with this particular recipe.
And lastly, she ends most recipes with ideas for alternate forms of the same recipe, either in suggested ingredient substitutions, or alternative prep methods, or variant presentation.
As a result, this is a hefty book, and many recipes take up several pages. The first chocolate chip cookie recipe itself is 3 full pages long. (There are eleven chocolate chip cookie recipes to choose from!)
Many (!) years later, when I see friends from high school, they still talk about the chocolate desserts I made from recipes in this fabulous cookbook.
Best ever.......2007-01-15
I bought it when it was first available back in the early 80s and all the recipes are really great. But first among equals is the Toblerone Milk Chocolate Mousse - I regularly double the recipe and it never fails to please.
At Last, Thank You Mr. Publisher.......2006-08-13
This book has been unavailable for many years. The copies that people had (I wasn't lucky enough to have one of my own and had to Xerox pages here and there from friends that did.) they held on to very tightly. Now it's available again, (Thank you Andrews McMeel Publishing) and we can all have our very own copies.
As you can tell from the title, this is a book on CHOCOLATE. Why waste time on Apple Pie or Strawberry Shortcake when you can have CHOCOLATE! Why have Pecan Pie when you can have CHOCOLATE Pecan Pie (Recipie on Page 179). Hundreds of CHOCOLATE recipies. Why you can mix CHOCOLATE with nearly everything and it will turn out better. What more can I say in a review?
Well there is one thing, in the Introduction she says 'Don't Mess With the Recipies, follow the directions carefully.' Nah! Experiment! Just don't blame her when things don't turn out right. For instance she often recommends walnuts. I don't like walnuts, I simply use pecans instead (MAMMOTH PECAN HALVES from Navarro Pecan Co. - Don't even think about any other, yes they are on the web.) And her otherwise excellent 86-Proof Chocolate Cake (Page 83) calls for the addition of instant coffee. I can't stand coffee, I left it out and added more bourbon. Sorry Maida!
Must disagree with jerry i h , Aug 2004.......2006-08-02
I must disagree with the review posted by jerry i.h.in Aug 2004. All of the sins of omission that he mentions are covered in great detail in the ingredients chapter. For example, there is one page on sifting and measuring flour, a paragraph on egg size as it applies to the way Heatter writes recipes, and a page on beating egg whites. Ms Heatter is known as one of the "Three Fussbudgets" at my house (Rose Levy Berenbaum & Lynn Rosetto Kasper being the other two) because her instructions are sometimes detailed to the point of being fussy. Her directions yield beautiful results however, and provide techniques that can be used in other recipes to good effect. (Her pan-lining trick for bar cookies comes to mind.) The Palm Beach Brownies have become the only brownie I bake now as they are so wonderful. Her detailed instructions yield a reliably, decadently fudgy brownie, with a marvelous espresso kick. I would buy this book if only for this recipe. (Incidentally, versions of this recipe are available on the internet, but they modify the ingredients and skip significant portions of the instructions such that I cannot believe a comparable brownie would result.)
A Good But Not Great Chocolate Book.......2004-08-16
This book has a legendary reputation. It was one of the earliest (1978) bestselling cookbooks about just chocolate. Most cookbook authors and culinary professionals either have it or know about it. I find this chocolate book rather over-rated, but it is nevertheless a good resource for chocolate recipes to have on your bookshelf.
The recipes are an impressive collection from far and wide, and this is reflected in the vastly different recipe instructions. The author seems to have left the procedures largely intact from the original source, other than to supply the details you might have trouble with. I suspect that some of the recipes did not work originally, and the author then had to "fix" them. In the end, I had no trouble with any of the recipes I tried, even the wacky ones I thought would not work (such as a cake that uses whipped cream instead of whipped egg whites). The author has a good feel for what the average home cook is capable of, and most people should not have much trouble with any of the recipes.
The tremendous variety of recipes is this book's strongest suit. It is a scrap book full of truly good recipes from many people and places, many of them professionals and/or famous cooks. It has sections on cakes, cookies, pastry, desserts, and other (confections, sauces, decorations, drinks, reprints).
The author commits the ultimate baking cookbook sin: not specifying how the flour is measured, nor supplying the equivalent weights. The author merely says "fill" a measuring cup with flour and level, but it is not clear if this is "scoop and sweep" or "spoon as sweep". I used spoon and sweep (a la Julia Child), and this seemed to give the correct results. The ingredient lists specify sifted flour, and instructions also specify sifting; it is not clear if the author wants the flour sifted twice (once for measurement and another for mixing the flour with other dry ingredients) or just the once listed in the recipe. If the sifting is during measurement, it is also not clear if this suppose to occur before or after measuring.
Besides flour measurement, it is also lax in other aspects. Varying egg sizes are treated as more or less interchangeable (they are not). Reliable and detailed instructions on how to tell when things are done baking are notably absent. There are no detailed instructions on how to do the 2 things used in virtually every recipe: creaming butter and sugar, or beating egg yolk and sugar to a ribbon stage. The temperature of eggs or butter is usually not specified. A majority of the recipes specify decoration or frosting, but the instructions for them are not supplied. There is a chatty essay about the varieties of chocolate, but the author does not give firm recommendations as to specific brands; she merely lists the commercial brands available at the time, although some recipes do list brands. There is no advice on the proper method of cutting flourless cakes that are notably sticky or moist. In the introductory chapter, there are detailed procedures for folding batters and melting chocolate, subjects that are usually absent from baking books. However, there is not a similar dissertation for whipping egg whites; the brief instructions contained within the recipes are not sufficient. On the bright side, this book has instructions for making pie dough that are complete, detailed, and reliable, quite a rarity these days.
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