by Brian | Aug 9, 2011 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Dickens wrote about the best of times and the worst. Today, Dorie Greenspan made it simpler: just go out and bake a good cookie. These are dark days. Standard and Poor’s has rated us AA+, instead of AAA, and the stock market has nosedived. Think about it? Why should...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2011 | Really Simple, Recipes
In yesterday’s blog for corn ice cream, I mentioned that its creator, Jeni Bauer, suggested freezing the ice cream in alternating layers: ice cream and blackberry sauce. Instead, we made the sauce on the side and served it on top of the ice cream. Either way,...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
There are certain days that haunt us all for the rest of our lives. A tragedy, a death, a monumental world event. You remember where you where, what you thought, how others around you reacted. I always remember the morning after I proposed to Suzen. Not the night I...
by Suzi | Jul 19, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Husbands can never be fully trusted. Their intentions may seem saintly, but the facts too often belie that mystic hope. My husband, for example is constantly attempting to manipulate me. I grew up in Brooklyn, he in Oregon. I was immersed in culture, he in Oregon. I...
by Brian | Jul 8, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Looks good? Well, it tastes better. There is a story to this pie, but first a summary. This a chiffon-style pie with a liqueur-infused gelatin base folded into slightly sweetened egg whites and unsweetened whipped cream. Alright, I strongly sweetened the egg whites...
