by Suzi | Oct 22, 2010 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
How do you make a cake? We all know. You cream butter, then add sugar slowly. [If you start with the butter and sugar together you will have a difficult time getting proper emulsification and if my friend and baking maven Carole Walter ever finds out, you’ll get a...
by Suzi | Oct 20, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Have you ever wanted that classic white cake of your childhood? Very white? Very vanilla? With a great chocolate frosting? Oh, you may not even know quite what I’m talking about. Your age needs to have a first digit that is bigger than 3, because I’m talking about a...
by Brian | Aug 8, 2010 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
There was a television series on PBS called Rumpole of the Bailey where a very clever lawyer was married to someone he described as “She Who Must Be Obeyed.” Not to her face, of course. Not that I’m in that situation, but recently I heard Suzen say, “Too much...
by Suzi | Jul 11, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Restaurant Reviews
We are passing a milestone with today’s post: we’ll have 200 posts on this blog. That’s the size of a serious cookbook, and we have just begun to post. It’s one day and one post at a time, because we prepare, taste and double check every recipe before posting them...
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...
