[.ca] Hershey's Best-Loved Recipes (ISBN 0785349588)

Ultimate Chocolate (and more!):
I was having chocolate cravings, and things had been busy enough lately that I didn't want to pull out Marcel Desaulniers' "death by chocolate" series. So instead, I picked up a copy of "Hershey's Best-Loved Recipes." I expected them to be fun--but I never expected them to be amazing! First, the ingredients are inexpensive and easy-to-find. I find it's easy to whip up many of these recipes with what's already in the house. If you really want to make sure, just look through the book for pantry ingredients that show up repeatedly (like sweetened condensed milk, toffee bits, or sweetened flaked coconut, as well as chocolate of course) and be sure to have some on hand. The book of course uses brand names, but it's easy enough to extrapolate to your own favorite brands or store brands. These recipes also tend to be inexpensive because they rely so heavily on simple pantry goods like chocolate chips, flour, and oats. What truly amazed me, however, is how reliably these recipes come out. They don't just come out looking nice, or tasting good; they come out perfect every time. It's clear to me that these recipes were very thoroughly kitchen-tested. And beyond that, every single thing we've made so far has tasted so good that we simply couldn't keep it around the house! The oatmeal toffee bars were to-die-for. The butterscotch cheesecake bowled us over. In fact, if you care about your weight, I have this piece of advice for you: before you make any recipe from this book, invite a few friends over! Otherwise you'll almost certainly gain some weight.

The utlimate book for people like me:
As a 750 lb gargantuan speciem of a man, I have used this book to great effect. After embrasing my all chocolate diet I have been to increase the size of my abs, love handles, and waistline. I have also almost obtained almost complete buoyancy in my backyard pool no small feet for a man of my considerable girth. Got to Go. Best to the Greens(Reds) Go Ralph Go, Win Ralph Win!!!!