by Brian | May 22, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Some food items are simply hard to photograph. Soup. Drinks. Flourless chocolate cake. The taste of this cake is exceptional but photographing it is hard. The side is one solid slab of darkness. No grain or texture. Just a mass of dark something. This could probably...
by Brian | May 21, 2014 | Recipes
Kale is in. Quinoa stays in. Everyone loves peaches. And no one can turn down a pine nut — unless of course you are stuck with an allergy. In which case, just omit! Kale, by the way, was also in about 800 years ago. Popular food in the dark ages, then the Middle...
by Brian | May 21, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Dining in any major city can be daunting. Many choices spread over a wide area with a range of prices and cuisines that can confuse. New York City is a world-class city for restaurants ranging from $ to $$$$, from Albanian to Vietnamese. To navigate that diversity,...
by Brian | May 20, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“I’m making this cake,” Suzen announced last Sunday morning. She had a book in her hands, cleverly hidden, and I was not shown the recipe. Three hours later I was presented with the dish in the top picture: a dense coffee cake with streusel topping and...
by Brian | May 19, 2014 | Recipes
Recently I posted a very positive review for Michele Scicolone’s The Italian Vegetable Cookbook. And I’m on a tear for making agua frescas. Here a unique “blend” thanks to Michele. It’s a soup but it’s almost an agua fresca....
