by Brian | Apr 14, 2015 | Recipes
How do you judge a cookbook? Look? Pictures? Comfort factor of recipes? Excitement of new recipes? Suzen and I use all those techniques but we also apply the “first recipe in the book test.” We open a book to the very first recipe and we make...
by Brian | Feb 28, 2014 | Recipes
Here is an exceptional flatbread thanks to Bon Appetit. There is no yeast here: just salt, flour and butter. The “flaky” concept comes from the softness of the bread in your mouth. The butter flavor is there along with the carbon aromas creating from skillet cooking....
by Brian | Jan 15, 2014 | Recipes
Oh, it’s winter and grilling is something you probably cannot conceive of. For this salad, you need grilled veggies but you can do this indoors. Your stove may have a grilling section, or you can buy a simple grilling surface to fit over your regular burners. Why now,...
![Basic Focaccia [with some options] from Bread by Nick Malgieri](/var/www//wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Brian-2013_03_01_0494-3538047_1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Mar 8, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Recipes
Famed baker and teacher Nick Malgieri has new book, Bread, with a clever twist. Each chapter begins with a basic recipe followed by several variations or options. So the chapter on pan-baked breads begins with a basic dough, then offers alternatives such as...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2012 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“No, you got it wrong.” Suzen said. “Again.” “Suzen, the recipe you gave me said sweet potatoes. I wrote the blog based on that.” “Change it, Sweetie.” So I am. This wonderful, wonderful dessert is made with...
