by Brian | Dec 5, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
Who says that cupcakes cannot be dessert? That you have to have a full cake? From 2012, here’s a post that shows cupcakes can be quite meaningful. And take a bit of work, too! Did I actually make those gorgeous cupcakes above? And the decorations? Well, of...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT, Thanksgiving
Ordinarily, the TBT Cookbook Review features one book. Today, it is three. Three cookbooks devoted to Thanksgiving. Suzi and I use these extensively, as you will see, and I urge you to add one or all to your kitchen library. Here’s something I just don’t understand....
by Brian | Nov 14, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
We may all have enjoyed a salad with pears and blue cheese and some nuts. It’s a great upscale dish for, say, brunch. But what about dessert? Tammy Donroe Inman suggests just that idea in Wintersweet — you can see my review here. Wintersweet is a magnificent...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
From a couple of years ago comes this fall and apple idea. Yes, we all want our apple pie. We will have one more this holiday season. But, but, there is more to life. A crostata is an elegant variation on pie. And, I might add, a heck of lot easier to make....
by Brian | Oct 31, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
This week’s TBT Cookbook is most timely. This is the time of year when temperatures begin to plunge, the leaves are almost gone, and snow looms on the horizon. Time for a safe retreat to the kitchen for rounds of comfort food. And this book, reviewed in 2014, is...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Ordinarily, my TBT recipe is years old. This one is from this past April. Why? Because the frost is coming. And that mint in your garden will soon be gone. And, it’s the height of apple season. So, combine mint and apples in the few remaining days we...
