by Brian | Oct 13, 2023 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is THE American holiday. Over 90% of us gather at the table, regardless of family background or religion. It is our universal holiday and the ultimate food holiday. Some of us are already plotting our strategy for this year’s Big Food Day Oh, you...
by Brian | Oct 12, 2023 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
The things you find. I was going back 10 years for this week’s Throwback Thursday blog and I found this recipe. Which was never posted. It’s been sitting in my directory as a draft and for 10 years you haven’t had the pleasure of this...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2023 | Recipes
It is apple season. Bushels of apples are in your supermarket and, even better, at your local farmers markets. Or, best of all: you can go pick your own. You know, get a ladder, steady it on uneven ground, trust that your spouse won’t let you fall. Suzi and I pick. We...
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by Brian | Oct 7, 2023 | Recipes
Have you ever done something really stupid? Not just silly. I mean stupid. And then done it again. And again. For twenty friggin’ times? And not even known it, until suddenly the light bulb comes on? Suzi and I built our Catskill house in the fall of 2001, right in...
by Brian | Oct 6, 2023 | Cookbook Reviews
Well, this is not just another cookie book. This is THE COOKIE BOOK. If you buy one cookie book a year, this is the one. The subtitle is “The Sandwich Cookie Book.” I know, people think sandwich cookies are a pain. You have to make cookies, let them cool, then make a...
