by Brian | Feb 16, 2015 | Recipes
From Tamales: Fast and Delicious Mexican Meals by Alice Gaudalupe Tapp comes this idea for a tonto. No, stop thinking Lone Ranger. Tontos are an idea from her childhood that she is happily sharing with us. Rather than have a traditional tamale with filling, the masa...
by Brian | Feb 16, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Twenty years ago Alice Guadalupe Tapp opened her tamale store in Los Angeles. And thirteen years ago she wrote Tamales 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Making Traditional Tamales. Now she has a wonderful new book Tamales: Fast and Delicious Mexican Meals. How can you...
by Brian | Feb 15, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In last week’s Throwback Thursday Cookbook Review, I featured one of the works by an American icon: Maida Heatter’s Book of Great American Desserts, TBT Cookbook Review: Maida Heatter’s Great Book of American Desserts This is a wonderful and...
by Brian | Feb 14, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I made this. I drank this, and I became an instant addict. From The Ultimate Blender Cookbook by Rebecca Ffrench this is just something you have never experienced before. Now, I have a monstrous sweet tooth, but I’m trying to cut back. For me, sugar has always...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2015 | Recipes
This year, pork production in the United States will surpass beef for the first time in almost 70 years. Pork has changed over the decades, much leaner, “meatier” to the taste. Ah, the taste. With the fat down, the taste is down. A pork chop today simply...
