by Brian | Apr 30, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
When I was five, I lived on a dead end street at the far north end of Portland, Oregon. By the time the ice cream truck got to my house, it was iffy. What would be left? The ice cream sandwiches were always gone. The Fudgesicle rarely made it that far. But on a good...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The Big Book of One-Pot Dinners by Betty Crocker is a treasure chest of ideas for quick and satisfying dinners. Sometimes, we just don’t have the time to create multiple dishes: a main course, a salad, a side or two. Sometimes, we just want to put all the...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Author Jeff Martin has been in food all his life. He credits his grandmother with a graceful shove in his career direction. He noticed the rise of cupcake stores, felt he could do better and a half dozen years ago founded his first Smallcakes cupcake store. Today,...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is a countertop book, one to sit right next to your blender. Author Stephanie Tourles has toured the landscape of natural and healthy foods before in her books Raw Energy and Organic Body Care Recipes. Here she offers 126 recipes to take care of a daily need we...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
I have often wondered who was the genius that invented tiramisu. Think about its brilliant simplicity and wonderful flavor. You need coffee, of course, so I suspect the creator was some late medieval monk in a cold stone kitchen with simple leftover cookies, some...
