by Brian | Mar 29, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Dessert Digest
If you happen to walk by a copy of Southern Italian Desserts, I challenge you to keep on moving. Yeah, don’t stop. Just ignore that cover. Go on, take the next step. No, wait. Oh. If you are human, if you are a foodie, then that cover is going to make you pause. It...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
From the back of the book, you learn that Roger Pizey is a renowned baker and patissier. His experiences in Great Britain, in top restaurants and television food shows, have given him eminent skills. But as you turn the pages of World Class Cakes, his latest book,...
by Brian | Feb 4, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Sour cream and chocolate are intimately compatible. The overlay of flavors in your mouth is rewardingly confusing. Here are two recipes from Mable Hoffman’s Chocolate Cookery, a paperback gem from 1978. The cookie is puffy, but not soft. It bakes to the point...
by Brian | Jan 6, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Sometimes life does get better. And easier. For example, a couple of years ago, a Starbucks opened on our block. It’s around the corner, to be true, but in a short walk of 400 feet we can have our java anytime we want. There is no excuse, no matter how wet or snowy or...
by Brian | Jan 2, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest
How many times have you made chocolate chip cookies? Honestly? Yes, you have to start counting from childhood, when you tugged on Mom’s apron and got one big serious lick of cookie dough. That’s when our common addiction started. Long after Mom is gone, that...
by Brian | Dec 23, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Try to say this post title five times, swiftly. Heck, just one swiftly. But Santa is packing up the sleigh and deservedly should be given treats on his journey. These cookies would be your best contribution to his busy night. In 1978 I bought a copy of Chocolate...
