by Brian | Dec 8, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
First, that is not my picture. It comes from www.davidlebovitz.com. David is a marvelous food writer, author, and photographer. His ice cream book, The Perfect Scoop, is unsurpassed. No doubt, he took this picture. Last week, I blogged about a incredible pastry,...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2011 | Recipes
“Rolls?” I smiled. Hopefully. Pleadingly. “Yes,” Suzen said. “Not for you,” she emphasized. “But, but, I want rolls. Comfort food.” “These are for Rian. For his dinner party.” Suzen apparently had contracted her services out. “Oh,” I said with a long face. The...
by Suzi | Apr 12, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
When I started baking bread, Brian asked me about his childhood favorite. “It was long. And twisted. And eggy.” “Challah!” I said. “No, the Swedes called it Egg Twist Bread.” “It’s called challah, you’re getting challah,” I said. It wasn’t his fault. He grew up in...
by Brian | Dec 13, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
It’s not out of spite but Suzen and I have some culinary rules of engagement. You probably do, too. We love food and we eat everything, but we have a definite pattern of what we cook at home and what we eat only at restaurants. Home is naturally American plus Mexican,...
by Suzi | Feb 10, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
March has traditionally been a slow month for me at Cooking by the Book. Exhausted by winter, people are anxious for spring, checking flower beds for just one green shoot poking through all that white stuff on top. Several years ago I had the March-nudgies and I was...
