by Suzi | Jul 27, 2010 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
For Valentine’s Day, Brian and I made a scrumptious red velvet cake that you can check out at: Valentine’s Day and Red Velvet Cake We devoured the cake in two nights, felt awful about our uncontrolled addictions, and planned to indulge in more red velvet. And by...
by Suzi | Jun 2, 2010 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Not all addictions are bad. For example, we all need our addition to water and to oxygen to survive. And some of us need that annual addiction to Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies to survive, too. That would be Brian. Apparently he has never bought any other Girl Scout...
by Brian | Apr 27, 2010 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Yesterday I presented you with a decadently rich vanilla ice cream that uses 7 egg yolks. That left me with 7 egg whites, and today I’ll suggest a lovely way to use 4 of those whites. It’s a meringue cookie. Yes, I’ve posted a few meringue cookie recipes here. It’s a...
by Brian | Mar 14, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
This cookie recipe has three special features. No baking. No flour. No eggs. For someone with food allergy issues, this may be just your treat. If you are “baking” with kids and want something fun and safe, there is no more delicious cookie than this one. Parents will...
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...