by Suzi | Jan 12, 2011 | Recipes
Here’s a problem for you as host or hostess: you are giving a party where an uncertain number of people will arrive and eat at different times — and they all want an exciting dessert. Brian and I love Super Bowl parties where we can root and boo with our friends. But...
by Suzi | Jan 11, 2011 | Recipes
I knew there would be a problem with his first bite. It was a mere 26 years ago, in Boston, at Sol Azteca, a tiny Mexican restaurant with fiery dishes and pitchers of sangria. Brian and I were having dessert and he had selected Bananas with Dolce de Leche and Walnuts....
by Brian | Jan 10, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
This post has a happy ending. I’m going through a cookbook, a new cookbook, looking for a great recipe. A healthy recipe. It’s not immediately easy: First sauce recipe, page 54, béchamel: butter and milk. Page 60, mornay sauce: butter and milk and now cream and...
by Suzi | Jan 9, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“But we have to have guacamole,” Brian complained. “We agreed we’d have different, better things for Super Bowl Weekend,” I replied. “It’s un-American not to have guacamole,” he pleaded. “Guacamole is Mexican,” I commented. “Are you sure?” Brian and I have been...
by Brian | Jan 8, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Now, there’s no easy way to say this. Biscuits should taste like God made them. And for that, you cannot unroll some package from the refrigerator section of your supermarket. God does not live next to the whipping cream. Neither does he live next to the yellow box of...
