by Brian | May 30, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Today’s TBT recipe reflects my personal preferences. I have over 100 strawberry recipes here. Not all of them cocktails. And this one is very seasonal. While strawberries will be around for months, rhubarb won’t. So get baking and eating. Yes, olive oil...
by Brian | Jun 28, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
This TBT recipe is most seasonal. Rhubarb is out there, folks, out there now. But in a couple of weeks, it will be gone. So, the time is now. Over the years at Cooking by the Book, Suzi has offered hundreds of dessert recipes. This Olive Oil cake makes the Top 10 with...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2018 | Recipes
Compotes were created in medieval Europe as a way to extend the life of fruit. Fruit is cooked, and stored, in a sugar syrup. In this recipe, the service life is short: two weeks in the refrigerator, three months in the freezer. But, don’t worry, it won’t last that...
by Brian | May 19, 2016 | TBT
Ordinarily, I want my cake made with butter and not oil. It’s a personal preference matter. I just find oil-based cakes to be less attractive in terms of taste and texture. Except for olive oil cakes. Somehow a good olive oil seems to shine in creating a very...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Kim Laidlaw’s Dessert of Day has lovely recipes ideas for every single day of the year. The ideas are diverse, clever, and often instructive. Follow this book and you’ll encounter some new ideas and techniques every week of the year. Have you ever made brown butter?...
