by Brian | Apr 30, 2017 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
The name “snickerdoodle” probably is German, at least according to The Joy of Cooking. I can remember walking by bakeries in the 1950s with their doors open and aromas pouring out to the sidewalk. The pungency of the cinnamon from the snickerdoodles was always a...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Eggs. What to do with eggs? We eat them by the carton and we surely bake with them. But our portfolio of egg recipes is often rather slim. Now, in 100 Ways with Eggs: Boiled, Baked, Fried, Scrambled & More!, the editors at Ryland Peter & Small give us a bundle...
by Brian | Apr 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
For most of us, our early life has us eating breakfast out of a bowl. I ate Kellogg’s corn flakes by the boxload. I added some sugar to them, of course. I am old enough so I can remember a “new” product: frosted flakes. I added sugar to those to. I had an inattentive...
by Brian | Apr 28, 2017 | Recipes
Sometimes I am intrigued by a recipe’s ingredients. This dish begins by asking you for “a good glug of olive oil.” A glug? Sounds grand. In 100 Ways with Eggs you’ll discover an array of recipes that range from breakfast to appetizers to dinner and, of course,...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
This week’s TBT recipe says to throw away the calendar. Unless you are in Australia. It’s spring here and a long way from the flavor and intensities of fall. But isn’t maple syrup really a flavor for all year. And spices are always welcome. So, here...
