by Brian | Sep 4, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Author Ian Buxton is a liquor champion who has written 101 Rums to Try Before You Die. 101 Rums is a handy volume to carry in your ventures in liquor stores as a personal buying assistant. Here’s an equally important book from Ian: 101 Gins to Try Before You...
by Brian | Sep 4, 2019 | Dessert Digest
This cake appears around the world, from London to Sydney. It is the perfect “Afternoon Tea” cake. The cake itself is fairly dense and is not frosted. Instead, the layers are separated by whipped cream, berry jam, and fresh berries. If fresh berries are...
by Brian | Sep 3, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Really Simple, Recipes
There are a zillion recipes for chocolate chip cookies, America’s favorite. Similarly, there are many, many variations for shortbread cookies. I admit that I often buy Walker’s Shortbread Cookies, because they have a fantastic flavor and color. This recipe...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Recipes, TBT
The cover of Retro Cakes and Cookies shows an old friend. I grew up on Pinwheel Cookies although here they have the name Double Chocolate Pinwheels. The double part comes from using white chocolate in the white dough. As a kid, sixty years ago, I don’t...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Suzi and I spend about five hours a week in our commute from Manhattan to our weekend house in the Catskills. There is often back traffic and we used soothe ourselves by listening to radio, especially the satellite channel devoted to old time radio. We are...
