by Brian | Nov 9, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There are times when words fail. I don’t know how to do justice to this fantastic cookbook. Just look at this Chocolate Hazelnut Crepe Cake: Author Tatyana Nesteruk was born in the Ukraine but grew up in Italy. She fell in love with baking and has never fallen out of...
by Brian | Nov 8, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Today’s TBT cookbook is from 1997. I chose Reason to Roast because of the Table of Contents. When I say “roast” what do you think of? Roast chicken, roast salmon, roast beef? Oh, Beef Wellington? Which I have been asking my wife to make for 30 years....
by Brian | Nov 8, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Ah, fall. Time for those hearty dishes that you could not imagine on a summer night. Roasts, simmering veggies. Potatoes and carrots and parsnips. Oh, you’ve never eaten one have you? I can remember walking through the grocery store with my mother and pointing...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The adjective “unique” tends to be overused. This book is deliciously unique. And surely sweet. Author Lillie O’Brien grew up in Australia where the California-style climate means you have two seasons in the year. Hot and less hot [with maybe a little rain]. So, when...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2018 | Recipes
When we got the new book Mediterranean by Susi Theodorou, we were excited. So excited we made three recipes in a week. I’ve already posted the Whole Roasted Onion with Walnut Pesto. Here is her stunning Pan-Seared Prawns with Lemon and Garlic. It’s a sumptuous dish...
