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Who doesn't fantasize about living on a beautiful Maine island? How about starting a chocolate shop? Kate Shaffer did both when she moved to Isle au Haut with her husband. Eventually they opened Black Dinah Chocolatiers, now one of the country's most charming chocolate companies. This cookbook features more than forty-five chocolatey recipes, from truffles to chocolate gingerbread pancakes to whoopie pies. Each recipe is rooted in the landscape and community in which it was developed, and Shaffer transports you to Isle au Haut through stories and anecdotes that bring the recipes to life. Plus, Shaffer's expertise takes the intimidation out of working -with chocolate, making these recipes accessible to all. This armchair cookbook, with a foreword by best-selling author Linda Greenlaw, will not only have you cooking up delicious chocolate desserts, it will have you dreaming of how to incorporate some of the magic of this Maine island chocolatier into your own life. Book jacket.