by Brian | Oct 22, 2013 | Recipes
Saturday at the farmers market in Kingston, New York the air was saturated. There was midday warmth, perhaps the last of the season. You could smell the leaves in trees surrounding the church nearby and sheltering the 300-year-old tombstones. And the apples. A half...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2013 | Cookbook Review
Living in New York City, and with a wife who runs the boutique cooking school Cooking by the Book, I am inclined to view the city as the food capital of the world. For her events here, Suzen has a daily parade of ingredients from the best purveyors in the city....
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by Brian | Oct 18, 2013 | Recipes
Have you ever done something that seemed strange, maybe wrong, but you did not know why and you just did it anyway? I really never thought about it growing up. My grandmother did it, taught me, and always seemed naturally comfortable doing it. It was one of my...
by Brian | Oct 17, 2013 | Recipes
“You realize the blog has become unbalanced,” Suzen said. “No.” I answered. I once had a girlfriend who told me to “admit nothing.” I still ended up divorced. “It’s booze and chocolate and brownies and milk chocolate, Brian,” she rebutted. “There are...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2013 | Cookbook Review
The press release for the brand new Better Homes and Gardens Baking begins with “Whether novice or pro,…” That is the perfect summary for this very accomplished all-in-one baking tome. Baking is an encyclopedia covering literally every aspect of home baking. It’s the...
