by Brian | Oct 5, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews
“We need more chocolate,” Suzen said. I’ve waited twenty-six years waiting for her to say that. It’s so comforting to know that finally I have had some influence on her. I do recall the morning after we were engaged, when she went downstairs and emptied my...
by Brian | Sep 13, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
With our economy struggling and Congress bickering, it seems impossible to get people to compromise. About anything. For example, there are those who devoted to having their brownies cakelike. And, equally, some people will fight to defend their rights to a fudgy...
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by Brian | Sep 5, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Sour cream. It has many uses: dips, baked potatoes, dips, chili topping, dips, … It’s wrong, I know, but the flavor image that pops into my head is Lipton Onion Soup mix and sour cream. And, of course, I always double the amount of soup mix so that the dip...
by Brian | Aug 22, 2011 | Recipes
The birthday party we attended this weekend was catered. Same firm as last year. Same incredibly beautiful arrays of crudités and cheeses. I appreciated the quality and the presentation, but honestly my mind was elsewhere. I waited, expectantly, for dessert to appear....
by Brian | Jun 7, 2011 | Recipes
If you want to make to make chocolate cookies, you have some options. You can use semi-sweet chocolate, or bitter, or cocoa, or … You can use them all! At once. In the same cookie. I hate to put this statement here but my lawyer insists: If you have sensitivity to...
