by Brian | Aug 13, 2019 | News
Actually, this is not a funny post today. This is serious. Like, no more banana splits or banana bread serious. I posting a link here to a National Geographic article alerting us to a truly dire threat. Bananas in East Asia have been decimated by a fungus that, though...
by Brian | Jun 8, 2018 | Recipes
Yes, you can just eat them. And I have no personal prejudice against bananas. But, the combination of bananas and rum, as in Bananas Foster, can certainly capture your attention. This idea comes from The Soda Fountain, a considerably grand source for ice cream...
by Brian | Mar 17, 2018 | Recipes
For decades Anna Teresa Callen taught Italian cooking to thousands of appreciative students. Working out of The Village in New York City, Anna taught, wrote, ate and surely laughed. This recipe comes from her marvelous 1981 treatise The Wonderful World of Pizzas,...
by Brian | Apr 6, 2017 | Recipes
I love my Bananas Foster. My agreement with Suzi, Clause 4.3.1a in the marriage contract, is that I can make it once a year. Here’s a post from a couple of years ago with British Isles take on Bananas Foster that even Suzi likes. Rum is good. Suzi’s lawyer was a...
by Brian | Jan 9, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Winter is now upon us. Meals need to be warm and hearty and they must, simply must conclude with dessert. How about a tart tatin? Oh, if I say “tart tatin” possibly apples spring into mind. Perhaps a whiff of cinnamon. Probably not caramel and surely...
