by Brian | Sep 22, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Galettes are one of the happiest recipes you can imagine. They are bursting with flavor, flavor that is obvious from that open face. Ah, the open face. So much, much easier to make a galette than a “perfect pie” crust. There is nothing wrong with being...
by Brian | Sep 18, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
How many times have you have Chocolate Molten Cake? A lot? Too much? Over it? Lie down on couch. Take your shoes off. Fold your hands. Shut your eyes. Go back, far in time, to a simpler time and space. Take your best memories of chocolate cake and chocolate...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest
Yesterday came the frosting. Today it’s that brownie lying underneath. Classic brownies are often made with unsweetened chocolate, which typically is melted with the butter. The resulting brownies tend to have moistness and stickiness. This recipe...
by Brian | Sep 5, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
This post is the first of two. I had to flip a coin to see which would come first. No, that’s not true. Look at that picture. The brownie is very good, made with cocoa and very cakey. But it is this frosting that literally tops this treat. This frosting,...
by Brian | Aug 31, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Pudding is something we rarely encounter as adults. We have fond memories of Jell-O boxes and multiple servings of chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream. But pudding now? When Suzen suggests that teams coming for an event at Cooking by the Book finish...
by Brian | Aug 24, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Frostings by Courtney Dial Whitmore and Courtney Whitmore is a slim treasure of a book dedicated to decadence. Frostings in all forms and flavors appear here. I’m fond of buttercreams and prefer them very lightly flavored. I want my frosting subtle, with hinted...
