by Brian | Apr 9, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews
“It’s been a long time,” I said. “Too long,” Suzen answered. She gave me a kiss. Her eyes were bright. We were, of course, discussing Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston’s Flour Bakery + Café by Joanne Chang. It’s been a long time since we found a book with recipes...
by Brian | Feb 28, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Tuition for my first year of college, at a good private school in Portland, cost $800. You may deduce that I wasn’t born yesterday. By the time I graduated, it cost $1500. I got a great education. I was a physics major who minored in Russian. Look at me now. Tonight,...
by Brian | Feb 17, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
When Alice Medrich says “this is my favorite” something, you want to pay full attention. After chocolate and vanilla and mocha and chocolate, ginger is my favorite cookie flavor. Oh, I left out mint. Nevermind. In her book Chewy… Alice has gone back to basic recipes...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Most of you who read this blog have never met me. I’m a decent person, mostly pleasant and with a bounded ego. That said, there are times when I absolutely amaze myself with my unsurpassed, astonishing ability to make a stupid decision. Last year I was browsing for...
by Brian | Dec 26, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
And so it came to pass that on Christmas there was miracle. “Oh, this is so beautiful I can’t stand it,” Suzen said as she made this pie. It was afternoon and Suzen, who is not addicted to dessert and certainly is not a pie fan, was surprisingly into this pie project....