by Brian | Apr 1, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Sadly, milkshakes seem to be waning a bit. It’s a smoothie and cappuccino world. I like a tall, cold beverage and I do visit my neighborhood smoothie joint. I never take the offer for a “free boost.” I’m too old for recreational drugs and too young for life support....
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 25, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
It’s there. Somewhere. On a back shelf. Up high. In that brown can or plastic bottle. By now it might resemble something concocted by Stephen King, except this is real, not fiction. I am speaking, of course, about that container of chocolate syrup in your fridge. If...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
The combination of buttermilk and cocoa creates that distinctive Devil’s-foody flavor that is irresistible in cakes. And cookies. This recipe, another one from Cookie Time by Marilyn Miller, produces soft, puffy mounds of light chocolate flavor. The recipe calls for...
by Brian | Mar 7, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
This blog offers you to register an opinion. At the end of this paragraph — no, don’t cheat and look there yet — I am placing a two word culinary phrase. When you get to the end of this paragraph, please read the phrase and record what your first reaction was. Are you...
