Product Description

For all those who crave chocolate but dont have time to get a degree in pastry making, this book will hit the spot. CHOCOLATE ON THE BRAIN contains more than one hundred recipes to satisfy the most profound lust, from Instant Chocolate Mousse Fix to weapons-grade extravaganzas like Cherry-Chocolate Truffle Pie and You-Deserve-It Fudge Cake. There are cookies and brownies, pies and tarts, puddings and mousses, and simple candies, sauces, and drinks. There are even recipes to start a chocoholics day off right, including Chocolate Chip Mini-Bagels, Chocolate-Filled Baby Brioches, and Orange-Chocolate Breakfast Cake. With helpful Mom Tips and Mom Warnings and a zany timeline highlighting events in chocolate history, this is the perfect gift for all those who agree that when it comes to chocolate, more is more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #650848 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From Publishers Weekly
The quirky mother-and-son team of the Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook is back with unsophisticated yet satisfying treats for the end of the meal. These chocolate desserts are about as far from haute cuisine as you can get: they're gooey and sweet, and most can be produced quickly (a handy index ranks the recipes by preparation time). There's nothing new about Almost Flourless Chocolate Cake or Triple Chocolate Brownies, but the tone here is cheery and appealing. Clearly, any book that gives recipes for Chocolate Pizza and Brownie Fudge Pie is not meant to be a comprehensive volume along the lines of Nick Malgieri's Chocolate, but a brief overview that includes quick fixes for those who eat straight from the Nutella jar. Kevin Mills contributes an introduction that begins, "I don't trust people who say they don't like chocolate," while Nancy Mills is a little more subdued in her "Mom Tips," which include time-saving suggestions like using bottled lemon juice in Chocolate-Lovers' Lemon Squares. A few lengthier recipes, such as Chocolate-Filled Baby Brioches, are challenging, but mostly this is unabashedly geared to beginners.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-An adult son and his chocoholic-enabling mom make chocolate history. Actually, they make treats of all kinds but include historical factoids about their sweets of choice. They also include step-by-step instructions and put "mom tips" in the margins to maximize the ease of each recipe. New confectioners or experienced cooks will have success with these desserts by following the "foolproof" cautions and cooking glossary at the end of the book. Each recipe includes the timing involved with preparation, baking, waiting, and/or chilling. A rating ranging from "very easy" to "not so easy" is also used as an indicator.-Karen Sokol, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
For some people there's but one worthwhile sweet in the world: chocolate. For these addicts, Kevin and Nancy Mills have produced a small volume devoted exclusively to their passion. Chocolate on the Brain offers recipes for cakes, frostings, cookies, brownies, blondies (chocolate-topped, of course), mousses, pies, fondues, sauces, and candies. Recipes stick to simple procedures, and most cooks should be able to follow the Millses' precise instructions easily. An index of recipes by the amount of time they take gives useful assistance to time-pressed cooks. Brad Hooper
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Customer Reviews

Kudos to the Authors from an unrepentant chocoholic
This book was a gift from a friend of mine -- one who knows me well and knows that just looking at the recipes would give me pleasure. I enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoy the eating the treats created by the recipes. I'm not much of a chef, and I think these recipes are understandable and easy to follow -- and the "Mom Tips" are handy. I highly recommend this book and will give it as gifts to my friends in the future. It is a must have for any chocolate lover.

Chocolate On the Brain
This is a GREAT book for chocaholics. Because every recipe deals with chocolate, it is easy to page through and find a recipe that matches the ingredients you have on hand whenever you need a fix. Most of the recipes are quick and very easy, and the authors offer helpful tips along the way. An excellent gift for anyone who likes chocolate.

Funny and entertaining
I throughly enjoyed reading Kevin's introduction to each section. He should write comedy for TV shows. It would be a major improvement over what these shows spill out.