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by Brian | May 15, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
A first-class dinner party has to end with a very first-class dessert. For last week’s dinner party, I knew I wanted a fresh strawberry tart as the end piece. I had also suggested that we start with a tart appetizer. What’s wrong with a meal bookended by tart...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Recipes
We all strive for a life that is rewarding, perhaps challenging, but hopefully not arduous. We want to avoid rocky roads, except for perhaps a vacation adventure. No, our pathways in life ideally are as smooth as asphalt with easy hills. Uh, there is one exception....
by Brian | Apr 22, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
In a recent blog, The Chocolate Cookie Detective, I told you of my journey to Maida Heatter’s Cookies in search of a long lost recipe. I found that cookie, but along the way in Maida Heatter’s Cookies there was more to consider. Much more. The sign of a really good...
by Brian | Apr 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Sometimes your food discoveries just pop up unexpectedly, but deliciously. Suzen and I were wandering the Ferry Building in San Francisco on a Saturday, the site of perhaps the best farmers’ market in the country. It is a triumphant maze of new and old flavors,...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Growing up in Portland, one of my favorite desserts was Boston Cream Pie. I used to fantasize about what kind of city could have created such a magnificent array of vanilla cake, custard filling and whipped cream topping dotted with bananas. Yes, it’s called a pie,...
