by Brian | Feb 28, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Recipes
In the world of nuts, peanuts get treated like Rodney Dangerfield. Think about that cutting expression: “I got it for peanuts.” Put a bowl of mixed nuts on the table and do people forage for the peanuts or the cashews? The peanuts are the last to go. And now we have...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
It’s a perfect food writing day. I’m snowbound. With almost three feet of snow the past three days, my plowing service has not arrived. He’s “stuck.” I tried my trick of compacting the snow in the driveway by walking back and forth in snowshoes. Then I fitfully...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday, I promised you dessert. And here it is: small cream puffs filled with a coffee and liquor based mousse. These are delicate wonders, to be made and consumed on the same day. Creating them is relatively easy. Consuming them is not a problem at all. This...
by Brian | Feb 25, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
A superior chef and cookbook author is rare. When you find one, your loyalty quickly builds and your interest in all their work intensifies. Last fall, I blogged Pastry by Michel Roux [cookingbythebook.com/blog/cookbook-reviews/pastry-savory-sweet] because this master...
by Brian | Feb 24, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Recipes
Most, well actually all, of my family members disagree with my earnest belief that it is sometimes appropriate to begin a meal with cookies. I know that I am right, and this recipe proves it. Okay, it’s a savory cookie with bacon, but it is a cookie for sure. Soft,...
