by Brian | May 28, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
If it is Sunday morning, and we need coffee cake, there is just one place to go: Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter. This is THE definitive guide to get you through Sunday. Or Monday, or any day where breakfast needs to be better....
by Brian | May 27, 2016 | Cookbook Review
So, you’ve taken the plunge. Literally. You have a full scale sous vide machine and you want to know what to do. You want to know what you can do. Sous vide is a French term and technique for sealing foods in plastic and then cooking long and slow in a...
by Brian | May 27, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In her book Caramel, Carole Bloom calls these Caramel Layered Dark Chocolate Brownies. Simple calling these Decadent Chocolate Brownies might have been a tad more accurate. These are exceptional. And I do bet you can just eat one. Do not make these if you need to...
by Brian | May 26, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In the 1990’s there was a stream of cookbooks by the team of Barry Bluestein and Kevin Morrissey. They were authors, friends, and life partners. Tragically, Barry died of lung cancer in 2001. But the legacy of this team remains and the gem is this book, The...
by Brian | May 26, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
This recipe will show you the full utility of the cast iron skillet you have hanging away. Even before you cook the pork loin, the skillet has had earlier duty roasting fennel seed for the rub that adorns the pork. This recipe, from The Cast Iron Skillet...
