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by Brian | May 15, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
A first-class dinner party has to end with a very first-class dessert. For last week’s dinner party, I knew I wanted a fresh strawberry tart as the end piece. I had also suggested that we start with a tart appetizer. What’s wrong with a meal bookended by tart...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Growing up in Portland, one of my favorite desserts was Boston Cream Pie. I used to fantasize about what kind of city could have created such a magnificent array of vanilla cake, custard filling and whipped cream topping dotted with bananas. Yes, it’s called a pie,...
by Brian | Mar 31, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Where does German Chocolate Cake come from? Germany, right? Wrong. Texas. The cake was created by Sam German, an immigrant from Germany who, with many other Germans, settled in Central Texas. This distinctive cake, with its caramel-coconut frosting, has found a home...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
If the baking community were to create a royal family, then my vote for the Queen of Cakes would be easy: Rose Levy Beranbaum. After all, she did write the Cake Bible. Rose is one of those personalities who just command a room. She’s a lovely, energetic lady whose...
by Brian | Feb 8, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
I am a butter man. I bake with butter. When I see a recipe that uses oil instead of butter, my first reaction is to keep flipping the pages of that cookbook. Why? Well, probably because I like to eat the batter and I love butter but the idea of eating oil … I...
