by Brian | May 24, 2012 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Todays’ cocoa, and today’s buttermilk, have some different chemical properties than they did 60 years ago. Old fashioned cocoa could then give a cake a lovely “reddish” color — a color I believe that resembles the “red velvet” color so popular today. This is a very...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“What do you think?” I asked Suzen proudly. I hadn’t seen a look like this on her face in over twenty years. “No,” she said quietly. “But,” I began, astounded. “I mean no,” her voice was forceful. “No one has ever written a cookbook like this,” I emphasized. She...
by Brian | Jan 27, 2011 | Recipes
Coming in the next few days are some recipes for chicken wings. Now, for many of us, the wings are incidental. It’s the dip that matters. And for many of us, the “dip” has to be cheesy. Thing is, blue cheese dips are often, shall we say, harsh. They have a bite that...
by Brian | Jan 8, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Now, there’s no easy way to say this. Biscuits should taste like God made them. And for that, you cannot unroll some package from the refrigerator section of your supermarket. God does not live next to the whipping cream. Neither does he live next to the yellow box of...
by Brian | May 18, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
If you need a menu and recipes for an elegant dinner party, then these recent posts will give you a terrific base. Posted last week, these recipes are tested, tasteful, and ready for your next special evening. Here you’ll find terrific appetizers, a sensational...
