by Brian | Apr 24, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Ah, lemon bars. No other cookie is so sure to disappoint. Remember that warning song from Peter, Paul, and Mary: “But the fruit of the poor lemon tree is impossible to eat.” If not impossible, then distinctly unpleasant. Lemon bars come to you usually dry to...
by Brian | Apr 13, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
One hundred years ago, in a factory building on the Lower West Side of Manhattan [16th Street], the first Oreo was created. America’s favorite cookie has spread far and wide across this planet. Rivals do appear in stores, but I’ve never found anything to match an Oreo...
by Brian | Apr 9, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews
“It’s been a long time,” I said. “Too long,” Suzen answered. She gave me a kiss. Her eyes were bright. We were, of course, discussing Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Café by Joanne Chang. It’s been a long time since we found a book with recipes...
by Brian | Apr 7, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
This blog will be short because Suzen and I are off to a dinner party. Our responsibility: dessert. Our solution: wonderful, wonderful cookies from Flour by Joanne Chang. Joanne has a degree in applied mathematics and string of bakeries in Boston. She’s an most...
by Brian | Feb 28, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Tuition for my first year of college, at a good private school in Portland, cost $800. You may deduce that I wasn’t born yesterday. By the time I graduated, it cost $1500. I got a great education. I was a physics major who minored in Russian. Look at me now. Tonight,...
