by Brian | Apr 17, 2013 | Apologies
Yesterday’s post was for a lovely Red Velvet Cake Roll or Roulade from Baking for All Occasions by Flo Braker. Today, I just want to emphasize why you should consider Baking for All Occasions for your kitchen bookshelves, sagging though they may be. There are many...
![Coffee-Walnut Layer Cake [Except I Used Pecans] from Retro Cakes and Cookies](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013_03_09_0634_HDR_Vignette-4389011_1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 2, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
So darned good. I took one look at this cake, in Retro Cakes and Cookies by Wendy Sweetser, and I had to make it. Coffee flavor and nuts. Oh, this is an English recipe and they want walnuts. Suzen is not anti-English – she’d live in London – but she’s...
![Basic Focaccia [with some options] from Bread by Nick Malgieri](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Brian-2013_03_01_0494-3538047_1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Mar 8, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Recipes
Famed baker and teacher Nick Malgieri has new book, Bread, with a clever twist. Each chapter begins with a basic recipe followed by several variations or options. So the chapter on pan-baked breads begins with a basic dough, then offers alternatives such as...
by Brian | Mar 6, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
“Too big.” I said. I know what I am talking about. “They’ll be fine,” Suzen countered. I bit my tongue. I waited. They baked. They cooled. Suzen made the filling and began to assemble these sandwich cookies. “Too big,” she...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I have a new proof for the existence of God. It would take such superior designer to come up [and conceal] two very distinct but two very complex nut foods. Foods that are encased so deeply you cannot believe how people ever figured out to use them. There is...
