by Brian | Jun 21, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
In an earlier Throwback Thursday Cookbook Review, I featured one of the works by an American icon: Maida Heatter’s Book of Great American Desserts, TBT Cookbook Review: Maida Heatter’s Great Book of American Desserts This is a wonderful and important...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
I did this TBT review three years ago and I’m repeating it for new readers because of the wonderful quality of this cookbook. You’ll see that in the Watermelon Soup recipe below. And, in the next week or so — it time for the 4th of July — ...
by Brian | Jun 14, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Now is the time to make pavolvas for dessert. We have fresh fruit, the days are warm, but not too humid. Humidity is the enemy of meringue and meringue is what we have here. You can add the fruits of your choice and certainly top this dessert with a layered of whipped...
by Brian | Jun 14, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
When she was young I introduced my daughter Kelly to the glory of waffles. Waffles with strawberries was a Sunday morning ritual. Yes, there were pancakes too, but it was the waffles that were the culinary gem. Decades have passed. I am still 39, been stuck...
by Brian | Jun 7, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Todays’s TBT cookbook is not yet 10 years old, my usual standard. But this important book is one for the season. Meringue and fruit are the perfect mate: pavlovas, lemon meringue pie, … Of course, summer with its humidity is JUST the season to avoid...
by Brian | May 31, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
With the farmers’ markets now officially open, each week will see a growing abundance of greens. This recipe calls for butter lettuce, but you can substitute if the sun has not ripened the butter sprouts yet. Butter lettuce is a delicious but too often...
