by Brian | Jun 1, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
It’s now, at long last, June and our herbs have survived a winter of deep snows and deeper cold. Our mint beckons. How to use it? Frosting, of course. Here the mint flavor comes, not primarily from our garden, but from liquor and extract. But your spring mint...
by Brian | May 22, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Some food items are simply hard to photograph. Soup. Drinks. Flourless chocolate cake. The taste of this cake is exceptional but photographing it is hard. The side is one solid slab of darkness. No grain or texture. Just a mass of dark something. This could probably...
by Brian | May 20, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“I’m making this cake,” Suzen announced last Sunday morning. She had a book in her hands, cleverly hidden, and I was not shown the recipe. Three hours later I was presented with the dish in the top picture: a dense coffee cake with streusel topping and...
by Brian | May 11, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“Did you publish yet?” The publicist for Alice Medrich’s Seriously Bitter Sweet just emailed me. Of course I published. I remember this beautiful cookie that tasted just impeccably perfect. I searched my blog history. Gee, that’s funny. Suzen and I made the cookie...
by Brian | May 8, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day and it may just be time for husbands and kids to spend some time in the kitchen. Make Mom a cake. Frost the cake. See Mom smile. Actually, see Mom roll her eyes when you surprise her with a spectacular frosting that transforms any...
