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We’re still on the road!

We’re still on the road!

There was a reason I reviewed this book a couple of weeks ago. Suzi and I are now in Sicily enjoying its recommendations for pasta and seafood. I’ve posted recipes for this week. Cookbook review will begin again when I’m back in NYC on Thursday. Think...
Buttercream Face Off

Buttercream Face Off

Buttercream frosting can be nirvana. You need a great recipe and lots of butter. That butter consumption explains my second picture there. The top picture is our Easter Devil’s Food Cake [no pun intended] that I posted yesterday. The cake is wonderful. It deserves a...
Easter 2018: A Menu and a Wrap Up

Easter 2018: A Menu and a Wrap Up

  I know. Easter is over, but we had a spectacular meal and I want to post the recipes this week rather than wait an entire year. You don’t, you know, have to wait until next spring for that one time you have lamb. You really can eat it year round. We had...
And on the Seventh Day …

And on the Seventh Day …

Suzen runs her cooking school, Cooking by the Book, here in Manhattan. A hundred people or more come through our kitchen each week to cook, laugh, and enjoy their creations. It’s intense with the dayes beginning by 8AM with early deliveries and ending only after...
Double Tasking in the Real World

Double Tasking in the Real World

If you ever watched Alton Brown on the Food Network, you know he was obsessed with not having items that could only be used for one task. He wanted multi-tasking and certainly double tasking. Suzi and I strongly support this Green idea. We have been collaborating with...
Happy New Year

Happy New Year

This first day of the new year is almost over. Suzi and I hope 2018 is a happy and prosperous one for you all. We’ve taken a holiday break. We’ll be back cooking and posting. Our plan is to make 2018 delectable. Suzi and Brian