by Brian | Sep 10, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
It’s September, the official start of the pomegranate season. It may take a while for them to appear in your supermarket, but they will. Tammy Donroe Inman put his pavlova on the cover of her book Wintersweet — you can see my review here....
by Brian | Aug 23, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In First Prize Pies, Allison Kave argues that you can enjoy pie year round. Her argument is sound, and you can see my review here. But, ah aren’t there always buts in life, I think late summer is just the one time of year when you have to try pie. There...
by Brian | Aug 3, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I did a cookbook review for Sugar Rush, a dessert book to teach you the foundation of pastry, from creams to cakes to frostings. It’s an alternative path to becoming a faux pastry chef without leaving home. Or spending three years in school in New...
by Brian | Jul 26, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
There are thousands of recipes for banana bread. This one, from Secrets of Jewish Baker, reflects the tuning and refining of a master baker. With thousands of customer to please, George Greenstein’s recipe here had to acquire a distinctive style while not...
by Brian | Jul 17, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
On a recent trip to Paris, Suzi and I tried an Airbnb. And I have to say it was a great experience. Our apartment was lovely, a tad tiny, but came at a third of the price of a hotel. We spent the saved money on food and Uber. Uber in Paris is a lifesaver...
by Brian | Jul 2, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
For the upcoming 4th of July weekend, at some point you may require a spectacular dessert. Spectacular. It’s this one. This Strawberry and White Chocolate Buttermilk Cake is from the extraordinary pastry chef Sherry Yard. When she wrote her monumental tome...
