by Suzi | Nov 10, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Constant communications confusion causes kitchen catastrophes. Say that five times quickly. Or, this one. Big banana bunches briefly bring baking bounties. Brian said something about getting bananas. As a favor, I did it for him. He did it for himself. We now had a...
by Suzi | Nov 6, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest
In an earlier post I wrote about “Five for Fall,” the best in new savory cookbooks. With the holidays less than three weeks away, you definitely need the best in new dessert cookbooks. Here are “Four for Fall.” I’ve already posted from three of them, tomorrow the...
by Suzi | Nov 3, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I said I would fix the Chimayo II cocktail and I have. My inspiration? A map and a memory. Have you ever been in Chimayo? It’s easy to miss. Or to go there and get lost. To get from Santa Fe to Taos there are two paths. The fast Interstate highway. And the winding,...
by Suzi | Nov 1, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Last week I posted blogs about food journeys. For those of us in Manhattan, I wrote about a lower Manhattan farmers’ market, the New Amsterdam market, you can walk too. Then I reviewed a book, Fresh from the Farm, featuring day trips to the Hudson Valley and Long...
by Suzi | Oct 31, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Apples. It’s peak apple season in the Northeast, with apples popping up on store shelves and the tables of farmers’ markets. Tonight, Brian and I had an apple-themed dinner party. Every course had something applish. All the recipes will appear here over the coming...
