by Brian | Aug 2, 2014 | Recipes
Sometimes a book can be a life saver. Almost literally. For a recent corporate team building event at Cooking by the Book, Suzen faced a serious challenge. The team of twenty had a number of food issues. The meal had to be vegetarian, but in addition, several of the...
by Brian | Nov 28, 2013 | Recipes
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, you face a kitchen that may still be a bit upside down. And a refrigerator full of goodies. And a family with surprisingly strong appetites. Sure, you can warm things up and reply the Thursday feast. But, how about giving that...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2012 | Recipes
For a tart, you need a tart shell and the question arises: what dough to use. For the Semi-Confit Cherry Tomato Tart I blogged two days ago, author Michel Roux of Pastry suggests this Pâte Brisée. This is a short pastry, so called because it does not contain any...
by Brian | Jun 19, 2012 | Recipes
There are moments in any marriage that linger in your memory forever. That first kiss, on a cold Boston night. That first real embrace, on her couch. That first night together, on new sheets. And then, of course, there is the first time I ate rice with Suzen. “What...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“You should try Home Grown Harvest, too,” the publicist for Ryland, Peters and Small said to me. She was being so cooperative and charming. I had called her to get some samples of baking books, books filled with warm, gooey, sugary things. And here she was telling me...
