by Brian | Jan 29, 2016 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
The word “gooey” is increasing popular. If you use the Google Ngram app, you can track a history of word usage all the way back to 1800. Gooey did not appear at all until about 1900. Usage crept up to 1940, leveled until the early 1960’s and now...
by Brian | Jan 25, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Holidays, Recipes
I know, Hanakah and Christmas and New Year's are past us. But, the holiday season now does not officially end until Super Sunday. So, you still have time for holiday baking. We should all thank the NFL. And this extended holiday season truly is, for many of us,...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2015 | Recipes
I keep trying hot chocolate recipes and I keep concluding that this is the very best recipe. To aid Santa tonight, you can make this in quantity, some for him, lots for you as you finish off the tree decoration. I've changed the recipe a bit over time. Now, I want...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2015 | Holidays
Christmas breakfast. How about a Chocolate Sour Cream Crumb Cake, piled as deep with flavor as your tree is high. Chocolate and cinnamon are a wonderful combination. Who can resist a crumb topping. And sour cream cake, with buttermilk too, is always a breakfast...
by Brian | Dec 18, 2015 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
As 2015 ends there is an opportunity to look back to a wonderful book from 2014. Better Homes and Gardens published the Ultimate Cookie Book, a volume you can spend years wandering through. Well, wandering, baking, and tasting. This cookie is described as the perfect...
