by Brian | Dec 28, 2018 | Recipes
I went to school in Baltimore and I could have eaten crab three meals a day. I didn’t then. I wish I had now. Crab Imperial is a spicy crab casserole that you find on menus on both shores of the Chesapeake Bay. It’s impossible to say which recipe is best. Adam...
by Brian | Dec 27, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
It’s the Holiday Season now in full force. Right until Super Bowl Sunday. It’s a time for beverages and desserts. Snacking desserts. Today’s TBT recipe is a cookie delight. If you like “filled” cookies and cinnamon, then this is your...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
It is Christmas Eve. You still have time to leave cookies for Santa. This one is simple. And there is no egg. Santa has to watch his cholesterol, too. This recipe comes from The Joy of Chocolate, which I did a TBT review for last week. It’s lovely recipe, one ideal...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“We have orange syrup in the fridge and Pamplemousse Liquor on the shelf. Make a cocktail.” Thus spoke my wife. Today is the end of the year for Cooking by the Book. We had six hands-on cooking events here last week and eight this week. We are wandering upstate to...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2018 | Holidays, Recipes
Next week is Christmas and yet another holiday meal to fashion for many of us. You had turkey for Thanksgiving? Turkey again? Mashed potatoes again? How about a changeup, something delicious and surprising. This is sweet potatoes but without the marshmallow....
by Brian | Dec 17, 2018 | Recipes
Duck. Duck does NOT taste like chicken. Thank God. But you can make the non-chicken impression even stronger by taking the duck, rich unto itself, and making it yet richer. The technique here is to apply a sauce of black cherries with port. Both cherries themselves...
