by Brian | Jul 10, 2014 | Recipes
Devil’s food cake is an American creation, a fairly recent one from the very early 1900’s. The first printed recipe occurred in 1905. And, then evolution set in. The cake is characterized by being more moist and more airy than traditional chocolate cakes....
by Brian | Jun 28, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“What was that?” I asked Suzen. My wife’s head popped up. I ate a blueberry and added “I thought I saw something over there.” I nodded towards the far end of the blueberry field, which ends in hills and forest. Home to bears. “Don’t go there,” Suzen said. She...
by Brian | Jun 18, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Good food is edible. Great food is edible art. Such is the story of this cookie which could double as a gem in Madison Avenue storefront. If you have a sweet tooth, if you love coconut, then this cookie is for you. Small coconut balls are given a thumbprint...
by Brian | Jun 13, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Cookies are part of our lives. Almost from the start. You don’t eat cookies, now, at all? Ever? What about when you were teething decades ago? You got a cookie/cracker to gnaw on. There were animal crackers with milk at school. And everybody has at least one...
by Brian | Jun 10, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Ordinarily, I want my cake made with butter and not oil. It’s a personal preference matter. I just find oil-based cakes to be less attractive in terms of taste and texture. Except for olive oil cakes. Somehow a good olive oil seems to shine in creating a very special...
