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“In this age of singles, couples and otherwise smaller households, Small-Batch Baking is an idea that’s in step with the times.”—The Dallas Morning NewsNo one can resist the allure of home-made chocolate desserts—but when recipes yield a full dozen or more, we often eat more than our serving size. In Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers, acclaimed food writer Debby Maugans solves the problem by crafting irresistible chocolate recipes perfectly suited for two. Featuring more than 120 cookie, cake, pie, tart, muffin, and scone recipes, over-the-top and lavishly loaded with chocolate of all kinds, nuts, candy bars, and flavors. Ideal for the single guy or gal, small family, retiree, or bride-to-be.There’s a dessert in this book for every occasion: a fool-proof birthday chocolate cake recipe, a chocolate orange tart for Valentine’s Day, or when you’re in the mood for a little self-indulgence, a chocolate soufflé sized for one.



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Debby Maugans

Debby Maugans writes about food for editorial and advertising, with a career focused in recipe development and culinary marketing, magazine and book publications, and food styling for print and film production. She is the author of Small-Batch Baking (Workman, 2005) and Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers (Thomas Dunne of St. Martin's, 2011) . A former Birmingham News food columnist, Debby has contributed to many other publications, including Oxmoor House cookbooks, Fannie Flagg's Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook, Southern Living magazine, and Bon Appetit. Debby is currently employed at The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, TN, where she develops food editorial for old-mill.com, writes a blog at http://oldmillkitchen.old-mill.com, and heads up the food marketing team. She is a partner of farmerandchefsouth.com, and regularly updates recipes there, too. Born a Florida cracker, she's found sense of purpose within the culturally rich Appalachian mountains.



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