by Brian | Dec 26, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
And so it came to pass that on Christmas there was miracle. “Oh, this is so beautiful I can’t stand it,” Suzen said as she made this pie. It was afternoon and Suzen, who is not addicted to dessert and certainly is not a pie fan, was surprisingly into this pie project....
by Brian | Dec 22, 2011 | Dessert Digest
If you bake a cake from scratch, which is much better than from a box, you often follow these steps: Cream butter with sugar Add some fluid [such as milk] with dry ingredients [flour] in alternating steps Why do you have to alternate? And why do you begin with the dry...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews
“Another macaron book?” you ask. There was that list of best macaron books a couple of weeks ago and then the Pierre Hermé book and now … Trust me. I need to undo an oversight and make your macaron life wonderfully secure. This book is a necessity. Suzen and I know...
by Brian | Dec 16, 2011 | Recipes
I repeat this post every year for one reason: this cookie is the best cookie you will ever have in your life. Better than peanut butter or chocolate chip or brownies or even Oreos. The best, period. A holiday ritual for Suzen and me is to make one giant triple batch...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
I never really lie to my wife. I may omit some facts that others would consider vital, but Suzen is so busy I don’t want to overload her with information that might ruin her day. So I sometimes will resort to an occasional exaggeration, subtle bribe, or maneuver that...
