by Suzi | Dec 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There are times when you want the original. The real original. Not the new thing, not the bottled thing, not the artificial thing. We’ve had two days of sunshine with scattered clouds and snow showers. It’s beautiful to have golden sunlight dash each flake as it...
by Suzi | Dec 3, 2010 | Recipes
The Mimosa is a weekend tradition for many of us. Champagne and orange juice is a wonderful way to end one week and prepare for another. Of course, there is always variety in how that Mimosa is going to taste. There is natural variation depending on the champagne — or...
by Suzi | Dec 2, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
How do you know if a new cookbook is a classic, one that you will use and recommend forever? For me, it’s not immediate. I start scanning the book, time dissolves, and suddenly I return and realize that a very satisfying half hour has passed. I’m enthralled with...
by Suzi | Nov 30, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a marvelous recipe for Basic Sweet Dough from Ciril Hitz. Brian and I sampled freshly baked cinnamon rolls, handmade by Ciril using the Sweet Dough and fresh from a wood oven. Impossibly good. Just incredibly good. To make these, please look at...
by Suzi | Nov 29, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
When you bite into a great sweet pastry, say a perfect cinnamon roll, you know. It’s the dough that sends that first message. Long before you can taste cinnamon or sugar or nuts, just the way you can bite through the dough sends messages. And a great sweet dough has a...
