by Suzi | Oct 25, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews
When you walk through a casino door, is there a sure thing? Well, losing money is a sure thing, unless you play blackjack and count cards. Blackjack, if played according to strategies developed by mathematicians, is the one casino game that offers a slight advantage...
by Suzi | Oct 24, 2011 | Recipes
“Can you repeat that?” I asked my husband Brian. Of course, I had understood every syllable he has just said but I just wanted to see if he could repeat his tale with no sign of falsehood. I would not call my husband a liar. He can be quite a storyteller. “Okay,” he...
by Suzi | Oct 22, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews
When is summer over? About 90% of the leaves have fallen from our trees. It’s time to stop kidding ourselves and face facts: it is not going to be 80° outside for a long, long time. Given the price of heating oil, it is never going to be 80° inside! So we’ve conceded...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2011 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
“Dessert is up to you,” Suzen said. She was on the bus coming from New York City to the Catskills. In three hours, we were due at a dinner party. She had promised that we would bring dessert. On this particular bus line, they frown on people spending too much time on...
by Suzi | Oct 20, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
People come to Cooking by the Book for many reasons: corporate team building, birthday parties and — more and more — bridal events. Bridal showers and bachelorette parties are on our calendar every weekend. I love the enthusiasm and joy of these events where women...
