by Brian | Feb 22, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I am sorry about the quality of the picture above. I had two perfect cookies to photograph. They were just here. And now I cannot find them. I would ask Suzen to help me search, but you have no idea what that would entail. “You ate them all? Yourself?” That’s how...
by Brian | Feb 20, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
We think of weddings as “June” or...
by Brian | Feb 17, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
When Alice Medrich says “this is my favorite” something, you want to pay full attention. After chocolate and vanilla and mocha and chocolate, ginger is my favorite cookie flavor. Oh, I left out mint. Nevermind. In her book Chewy… Alice has gone back to basic recipes...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Most of you who read this blog have never met me. I’m a decent person, mostly pleasant and with a bounded ego. That said, there are times when I absolutely amaze myself with my unsurpassed, astonishing ability to make a stupid decision. Last year I was browsing for...
by Brian | Jan 29, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
No Super Bowl party can conclude with a victory dessert. Long ago in Portland, Oregon, Rose Nataflin had a bakery that drew crowds out the door. Her two cookbooks, now sadly out of print, are treasures. This layered chocolate cookie from Rose is a reminder of how...
