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Easy-to-make chocolates from the heart

Newsday food columnist Lauren Chattman suggests bananas and

Photo credit: Doug Young | Newsday food columnist Lauren Chattman suggests bananas and mangoes dipped in a chocolate-coconut fondue sauce for Valentine's Day. (Jan. 28, 2011)

Lauren Chattman

Lauren Chattman

Lauren Chattman is a cookbook author, freelance writer and former

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What valentine wouldn't love to be on the receiving end of homemade chocolate treats?

You don't need to be a professional chocolatier or own any special equipment to turn out rich truffles, chocolate bark and fudge in your humble kitchen. I am a notoriously inept candy maker (I've probably ruined one out of every two batches of caramel I've tried to make in the 15 years since I graduated from...

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