by Brian | Mar 3, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
Trifles are considered a wonderful summer dessert. It is not summer. Who cares? Why not pretend we are oh so close to warm or even hot days. This recipe comes from Sprinkles, the wonderful book from the Sprinkles Cupcake stores. The book has those cupcakes...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
It is highly likely that you have eaten one of Elinor Klivans’ magnificent dessert ideas. Over the past 20 years, she has written nineteen cookbooks including the renowned Big Fat Cookies and Bake and Freeze Desserts. It’s has not all be cookies and...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, TBT, Uncategorized
I posted this cocktail a year ago. My wife Suzi loves bourbon and hates ginger. I wondered how this combo would work for her: could bourbon beat out the ginger? When she took her first sip, Suzi closed her eyes, and then smiled. “This is really good,” she...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
Paris is remarkable. Any time of day. Any season. Laura Gladwin is a culinary pro who knows the city and translates its magic into this little book of 65 elegant drink and bite. The café, the restaurant, and the bistro all originated in Paris. The cocktail was...
by Brian | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Gnocchi used to be a tad exotic for many of us, something to be enjoyed only in restaurants. But now the dish can easily be found in supermarkets. Those frozen morsels cannot compare with the gems freshly folded in that restaurant you enjoy. And, actually, you can...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Suzi often has guests from overseas who want a typical American meal. Nothing can match a great steak with bourbon sauce. In our picture here, you see just a trickle of the sauce on top of the meat. Me, I create an ocean of sauce and then immerse the steak....
