by Brian | Dec 29, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Egg whites. We always seem to have some around, especially if you are making ice cream and have those yolks consumed in your fabulous dessert. What to do with the whites? There are books on meringue, of course, but this one, from 2005, lets those egg whites be...
by Brian | Dec 23, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Diana Henry’s newest book will send you dashing off to the grocery store. You can be home in an hour, with some veggies and protein, perhaps a fish or a chicken. Time to break open the spice rack, find those onions, and grab your knife. Simple to Diana means...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There is time. Just enough time. You’ve always wanted to make a gingerbread house. Seen them in bakeries. Wondered how they would taste. Wondered, too, how had it would be? The answers are good news. In her new book Ginger Bread Wonderland author Mimi Sinclair...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Do you have a shelf devoted to brownie books? I do. My grandmother encouraged me to bake and, after beginning with chocolate chip cookies, as a kid I was creating brownies at least once a week. If you do the math, I’ve baked a few thousand batches of...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Two years ago, Dan Doherty’s first book came out: Duck & Waffle. That book, those recipes cover the imaginative culinary landscape of the London restaurant that was deemed a landmark from the first week. My happy review is right here. Now, Dan has...
by Brian | Dec 16, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
It’s here. And it’s good. It’s really, really good. Yes, the Black and White Cupcake is included and the recipe works perfectly. Perfectly. You can OD on the Vanilla Frosting. Oh, you want to know more? Candace Nelson opened the Sprinkles...