by Brian | Sep 27, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In Wednesday’s cookbook review for The Art of the Host, I noted that the 100 recipes in the book are gathered into twelve chapters for holiday events. The first holiday in the book? Thanksgiving. Dessert for author Alex Hitz is cardinal so he has three for this...
by Brian | Aug 30, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Recipes, TBT
The cover of Retro Cakes and Cookies shows an old friend. I grew up on Pinwheel Cookies although here they have the name Double Chocolate Pinwheels. The double part comes from using white chocolate in the white dough. As a kid, sixty years ago, I don’t...
by Brian | May 6, 2019 | Dessert Digest
I just posted a review of 20 Recipes Kids Should Know. Which recipe did I pick to test? This one: Best Chocolate Cake Ever. It’s good, a twist by the authors on an Ina Garten recipe. It has the classic combo of cocoa powder and buttermilk. The surprise...
![Italian Chocolate Cake [with an unusual technique]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wc-Italian-Chocolate-Cake-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 15, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
The Italian Regional Cookbook by Valentina Harris is a 600-page bible of Italian recipes. And, techniques. This cake, beautiful to behold, is quite unusual in the way it is made. Normally, when using beaten egg whites, you reserve them to the end and...
![Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle [with Chocolate!]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wc-Lamb-Ragu-with-Pappardelle-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Oct 10, 2018 | Recipes
There are many savory dishes where a touch of chocolate is a key flavor accelerator. Just a little chocolate or cacao gives your dish deeper dimension. What kind of dishes are we talking about? Here’s one: lamb prepared in a ragu with all the traditional ingredients...
