by Brian | Mar 7, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
This blog offers you to register an opinion. At the end of this paragraph — no, don’t cheat and look there yet — I am placing a two word culinary phrase. When you get to the end of this paragraph, please read the phrase and record what your first reaction was. Are you...
by Brian | Mar 6, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I love mangos. I can never escape the feeling that the flavor in my mouth is tropical, exotic, and on so sweet. I rarely eat a mango by itself but prefer to combine it into salads, salsas, and beverages. Here is the perfect mango beverage: a Mango Margarita with loads...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
If the baking community were to create a royal family, then my vote for the Queen of Cakes would be easy: Rose Levy Beranbaum. After all, she did write the Cake Bible. Rose is one of those personalities who just command a room. She’s a lovely, energetic lady whose...
by Brian | Mar 4, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Mario Batali is a culinary legend, a bundle of energy who has had enormous impact on America’s culinary landscape. His capacity for activity seems boundless: television including Iron Chef, restaurants spanning the continent, personal appearances, cooking contests,...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
One rule of life is that there are exceptions to every rule. One of my rules is that to make great food takes time. The leading restaurants of Paris have staff working 7 X 24 to embrace your palette with those velvety sauces. How can great ever be quick? This recipe...
