by Brian | Jan 27, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Simply Sensational Cookies by Nancy Baggett is just chuck full of ideas you have to try. Have to. What kind of dessert person are you? Honor that addiction. Show some pride. And, get some variety in to boot! Mocha is flavor many of us relish or need. Witness those...
by Brian | Jan 25, 2013 | Recipes
In 1982, I bought a cookbook which has been my sidekick ever since. The Meringue Cookbook by Margaret Shakespeare was typical for its time: just under 10” X 7”, 220 pages, mediocre paper, no pictures. But great recipes for that fluffy stuff I just relish. Truth...
by Brian | Jan 22, 2013 | Recipes
Life evolves. I love my brownies but I am increasingly intrigued by blondies, with that butterscotch flavor that comes from a rich, eggy brown sugar batter. I still like chocolate. As in chocolate chips. And I’m now increasing fond of dulce de leche. So,...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2013 | Techniques
Maxines are these wonderful cookies we make only at Christmas time. It’s past Christmas, and I’m not planning on making more unless Suzen caves on our only-once-a-year rule, but this season’s version were particularly good. Good tasting as always but...
by Brian | Jan 17, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
The introduction to Simply Sensational Cookies by Nancy Baggett has three subpoints: · Times change. · People change. · Cookies do, too. This is not just another cookie book. This is a very wonderful, refreshing, and important...