by Brian | Jul 21, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Just a note to you all that the rest of this week will see a bushel of cookbook reivews. There have been several outstanding pastry and cookbooks published in the past few months. There are four of these great volumes in line for review this week, beginning...
by Brian | Jul 21, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Last year, for the 4th, I suggested a Butterscotch Roll-up Cake. The cake was rolled in a combination of whipped cream and rich butterscotch sauce that had been folded into one diabetic dream. Butterscotch is a variant of caramel and, when well made, is outrageously...
by Brian | Jul 20, 2014 | Recipes
“What are you blogging today?” my wife Suzen asked me. I don’t get asked every day and when I am asked, it comes in two forms. There is the “I’m curious what you are going to please people with today” voice that I love. And, then,...
by Brian | Jul 19, 2014 | News, Techniques
Here's a reminder from a past post here, a fast, easy way to cook corn and deal with all that mess from husking and watching the corn silk float about the room. You find silk strands in your kitchen for days, don't you? Or, if you shuck outside, you walk back...
by Brian | Jul 18, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
With the late July sun upon us, we are in High Pie Season. We can enjoy custard and cream pies year round, but late summer and fall are the times for the fruit wonders that first cross our minds when we hear “pie.” For some of us “pie” means a...
