by Brian | Apr 10, 2014 | Recipes
When Suzen tells a group that has come to do a group event at Cooking by the Book that they will be preparing a sweet potato side dish, you can see the frowns on many faces. “Trust me. You haven’t had anything like this,” she reassures her audience. We never...
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 Suzi | Jan 18, 2011 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Not every dessert has to have chocolate. I was explaining that to my husband Brian when I had to pause about what to do next. Get him some Kleenex or his asthma inhaler. While he preaches about wanting variety in his desserts, the fact is that for him variety is...
