by Brian | Dec 4, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews
If you shop for macaroon [aka macaron] cookbooks, you’ll find a bevy in your bookstore or online. The pictures of intensely colored macaroons with intriguing flavor combinations can be overwhelming. Suzen and I own a dozen of these books and we can help you sort out...
by Suzi | Nov 14, 2011 | Recipes
“I said a bite, not half.” Sometimes my husband can be a pig. “I, um, uh,” Brian kept chewing. “I actually like this.” “So did I.” I turned, walked back into Amy’s Bread at Chelsea Markets at 15th Street. Before the Meat District became upscale, I worked just across...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2011 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
“Dessert is up to you,” Suzen said. She was on the bus coming from New York City to the Catskills. In three hours, we were due at a dinner party. She had promised that we would bring dessert. On this particular bus line, they frown on people spending too much time on...
by Brian | Sep 29, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
How do Suzen and I pick recipes to blog? Suzen goes for strong, different, exciting. I do, too, but I also include consideration for sweetness, alcohol, and chocolate content. I’m not claiming to have a broader scope, but you can decide that for yourself. That said, I...
by Brian | Sep 27, 2011 | Recipes
I don’t like neurotic people or things. So I have never been fond of Upside Down Cakes. The world is upside down already. Who needs another reminder? Of course, being fair, the “upside down” part could refer, not to the economy, but to yoga. I don’t do...
