Über den Autor
Karen Jean Matsko Hood has always enjoyed cooking, baking, and experimenting with recipes. At this time, Karen is working to complete a series of cookbooks that blends her skills and experience in cooking and entertaining. Hood entertains large groups of people and especially enjoys designing creative menus with holiday, international, ethnic, and regional themes.nMs. Hood is publishing a cookbook series entitled the Cookbook Delights Series, in which each cookbook emphasizes a different food ingredient or theme. The first cookbook in the series is Apple Delights Cookbook. She has been invited to speak on talk radio shows on various topics, and favorite recipes from her cookbooks have been prepared on local television programs.nKaren was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana. In May 2001, she completed her Master's Degree in Pastoral Ministry at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Ms. Hood is working on research projects to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.nShe resides in Liberty Lake, Washington, along with her husband, many of her younger sixteen children. Her hobbies include cooking, baking, collecting, photography, indoor and outdoor gardening, farming, and the cultivation of unusual flowering plants and orchids.nMs. Hood demonstrates a passionate appreciation of the environment and a respect for all life.
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Chocolate is a worldwide favorite in all of its forms and flavors, from bitter to extra sweet and light to dark; everyone enjoys the decadent flavor of chocolate. Recent studies have proven the health benefits of chocolate, especially dark, and the flavor is delicious in all types of recipes. In Chocolate Delights Cookbook, Volume I, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents her collection of more than 250 exciting chocolate recipes that will be sure to please everyone. Inside, you will also find some fascinating reading regarding the history of chocolate, folklore, cultivation, and much more. With recipes using readily available ingredients, Chocolate Delights Cookbook, Volume I, will be a valued addition to any chef's bookshelf.
