Another new baby! (or, And now, a word from our sponsor...)

If by sponsor, I may be allowed to mean the substance that keeps us going even on "those" days...

I just talked to the printers, and Bitter/Sweet: The Bitter Homeschooler's Chocolate Cookbook will be coming home this week.

I did a lot of chocolate writing (and baking, and devouring) before I got this gig. And it just seemed time to do something with it.

Like commit my legendary three-chocolate brownie recipe to paper for the sake of posterity.

And come up with a newer, easier, and arguably even better (yes, you heard right) brownie recipe.

It's called "NOT Katharine Hepburn's Brownies." It's a one-pot dealie. It's the closest you can come to fudge without all that pesky checking of temperatures and burning of fingers. I've spent the last three weeks wondering how I survived four decades without these.

There's other stuff in the book, too. I almost hate calling it a chocolate cookbook, because although there are a lot of recipes and cooking tips, it's all in the Bitter Homeschooler's voice. And she tends to be chatty. And, well, bitter. It's more of a chocolate 'tude book, I guess.

Plus there's just a lot of chocolate info -- storage, tips on melting it, what the heck's the difference between semisweet and bittersweet, stuff like that. Oh, and The Bitter Homeschooler's Wish List reprinted in its entirety.

Here's a link with the back cover copy, full table of contents, and order info:
 
http://www.secular-homeschooling.com/bitter_sweet/index.html
 
I am prepared to ship the second these come home. I will post here as soon as I'm holding a copy in my hot little hands. I'm accepting preorders because my printers are sound and reliable, and my post office has been so good (in spite of my occasional gripes here) that I often get emails thanking me for purchases I mailed the day before the email.

I'll be mailing the books first class. If you want more than one copy, email me and I'll let you know what postage will be. (I can tell you right now that if it's domestic and it's going to the same address, it's $2 postage for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy. Email me anyway. I love hearing from you.)

And now I must trudge off to a chocolate-free (as opposed to "Free Chocolate!") holiday gathering.