by Brian | Feb 24, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzen came right up to me, gave me a kiss, and said, “Sweetie, we need to talk. Sit down.” “I didn’t do it,” I said. The best starting step is simply to deny everything. Open one little crack and you are dead. Ask any defense attorney. “No, it’s not that,” she...
by Brian | Feb 22, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I am sorry about the quality of the picture above. I had two perfect cookies to photograph. They were just here. And now I cannot find them. I would ask Suzen to help me search, but you have no idea what that would entail. “You ate them all? Yourself?” That’s how...
by Brian | Feb 20, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
We think of weddings as “June” or...
by Brian | Feb 19, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
With a son, daughter-in-law, and twin grandsons in Austin, Suzen and I have a very deep Texas connection. When we fly in for a visit, there is no question about the first stop. We always arrive with a newly refreshed...
by Brian | Feb 17, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
When Alice Medrich says “this is my favorite” something, you want to pay full attention. After chocolate and vanilla and mocha and chocolate, ginger is my favorite cookie flavor. Oh, I left out mint. Nevermind. In her book Chewy… Alice has gone back to basic recipes...
