by Brian | Mar 12, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
This is the perfect book for now. Right now and in the next couple of months before us. Winter dangles on — there will be one final blizzard here in 48 hours. And then spring will come. It’s time for some hearty roast meat, surely some lamb, and...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tired from a weekend of skiing or cleanup or kids activities? Want to just curl up and relax with something exceptional in your mug? If you like maple syrup and nuts and bourbon and hot chocolate, you can combine them all here in one “not simple”...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
I’m sitting in the Catskill mountains where it as in the 60s a few days ago. Today we have three inches of snow and the chill factor is below zero. The calendar says spring is 10 days away. It’s further than that. The solution? Hot chocolate. The...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
Diana Henry writes the most delicious books. They are just scrumptious, filled with ideas that reflect Diana’s nuanced techniques and ingredient selections. Her foods have multiple layers and flavors that mingle, merge, and ultimately satisfy in a manner that...
by Brian | Mar 9, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
No, this is not Tish Boyle week here at CBTB. Well, maybe it is. Earlier this week I reviewed Flavorful by Tish, a magnificent dessert book from 2015. This book, Diner Desserts, dates from 2000 and is a very different beast, but a wondrous beast to be sure....
by Brian | Mar 9, 2017 | Recipes, TBT, Uncategorized
When I first posted this recipe, I was bold enough to call them the best baked beans. They still are. It adds up. You make baked beans once or twice a month. Do that for fifty years and you can righteously claim to have strived for perfection 1000 times or more. It...
