Customer Review

Bonnie Jesseph’s second cookbook, “W.I.N.O.S. Love Chocolate” includes the ingredient most associated with love, passion and romance on every page, and is in no way simply a “dessert cookbook.”  Bonnie’s devotion to the rich flavor is apparent, as the recipes range from chocolate cocktails to beef tenderloin with port-rosemary sauce, from a nutty salad with home made vinaigrette (and dark chocolate shavings) to toffee sweet potatoes, to chocolate cheesecake, brownies, fudge and fondue.

Surprisingly, sweetness is not the focus of the entrées - rather, chocolate is used as an enhancement enriching the overall recipes, providing depth to the more typical flavors and adding a little mystery to the dish.  You’ll find recipes that traditionally include a dose of chocolate such as Mexican mole sauces, as well as innovative combinations like lamb with a spicy cocoa rub and salmon with white chocolate sauce. 

Start the romantic meal with a Berry Chocolate Martini, move on to a beautiful main course featuring spicy New York strip with chocolate Merlot sauce and mixed fruit and spring greens with white chocolate-orange vinaigrette , and end with Bonnie’s white chocolate brownies with bittersweet chocolate chunks for an evening of sheer chocolate bliss.

Bonnie’s unique recipes are presented with her equally unique sense of humor and liberally accented with her philosophy of life:  Cook, eat, laugh, and WINE, WINE, WINE!  For great recipes from a woman who spices every day with humor (and sauces the less-than-pleasant-parts with a wine reduction), the W.I.N.O.S. cookbook series are wonderful shelf-bound resources you’ll want to keep on hand.