by Brian | Sep 2, 2016 | Recipes
In Biscuit Bliss, James Villas promises you biscuit happiness and delivers page after page. This is one of the first recipes in the book. It’s in the classic Southern tradition: vegetable shortening, ideally Southern flour and buttermilk. Light, flakey and...
by Brian | Dec 1, 2015 | Recipes
Some form of this salad dressing has almost surely graced your plate in the last year. Served on an iceberg wedge or over romaine, paired with onion or tomatoes or almost anything veggie, this dressing can only be described as invigorating. The ingredients vary from...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2015 | Recipes
If you are seeking a side dish that is powerful in flavor, one that won't get lost amid the turkey and stuffing, then this is your choice. Elegant, sophisticated and probably the first dish on your table to be completely devoured. I do like beets, but it was not...
by Brian | Mar 19, 2015 | Recipes
Dinner was to be salad and the salad was almost ready. But the salad was naked, undressed. “Find me a buttermilk dressing,” Suzen said. She speaks, I obey. It just works better that way. I did a little Googling, and found “the recipe.” This...
by Brian | Mar 8, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
This cake was the very first dessert we ever made at Cooking by the Book. Back in 1988, the same year Northwest Bounty was published. We turn to this recipe at least once a year, and, if you make it, you’ll find it on your favorites list for sure. The flavor...
