by Brian | Apr 30, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
If you love cookies, if you love to bake, then Krisztina Maksai’s new book, European Cookies For Every Occasion, is a must have addition to your bookshelves. It’s brilliant, eye opening, and sure to transform the meaning of “cookie” for the...
by Brian | Apr 11, 2014 | Dessert Digest
There is something about that first crocus of spring. One day the ground is covered in snow. The next in hard brown earth. And then this little trooper just shoots up for too few days of glory. I had to use Photoshop on this picture to take out the snow just to the...
by Brian | Mar 31, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Author Valerie Gordon’s earliest memories include taking baked goods on a family visit to business associates. By the time she was in the third grade, she had developed what she bravely admits was a “serious baking habit.” Today, she oversees a Los Angeles...
by Brian | Mar 29, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Dessert Digest
If you happen to walk by a copy of Southern Italian Desserts, I challenge you to keep on moving. Yeah, don’t stop. Just ignore that cover. Go on, take the next step. No, wait. Oh. If you are human, if you are a foodie, then that cover is going to make you pause. It...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
From the back of the book, you learn that Roger Pizey is a renowned baker and patissier. His experiences in Great Britain, in top restaurants and television food shows, have given him eminent skills. But as you turn the pages of World Class Cakes, his latest book,...
