by Brian | Apr 11, 2018 | Recipes
Suzi and I are working our way through the spicy The Indian Cooking Course by Monisha Bharadwaj. It is an important book, the ideal vehicle for learning the intricate and delicate techniques of Indian cuisine. I had lunch at Taco Bell yesterday. We all sin. That Taco...
by Brian | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
USA Today and The New York Times are famous for their infographics. Beginning about thirty years ago, the rise of graphics to portray information, instead of words, became integral first to those publications and then to ones across the nation. Infographics are now...
by Brian | Apr 10, 2018 | Dessert Digest, News, Recipes
Buttercream frosting can be nirvana. You need a great recipe and lots of butter. That butter consumption explains my second picture there. The top picture is our Easter Devil’s Food Cake [no pun intended] that I posted yesterday. The cake is wonderful. It deserves a...
by Brian | Apr 9, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Way back in 2000, Tish Boyle collaborated with Clark Irey to write Diner Desserts, an homage to those classic desserts found in diners across the country. You know, by the cash register there is glass case with rotating shelves piled high with the cakes and pies you...
by Brian | Apr 9, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This lovely book from Ryland Peters & Small will have you Googling for cheap flights to Provence or Italy. But before you dash off to the Med, you can preview the cuisine in this charming and most versatile book. The recipes here have been compiled by Alice...
