by Brian | Apr 18, 2014 | Recipes
You’re about to make a dip. What are you going to use. Onion soup mix in sour cream? Please, take a moment. Look at the post “Not Your Mother’s Onion Dip from Diane Morgan” published on April 17, 2014. There the base is sour cream but also mayo with some...
by Brian | Apr 15, 2014 | Cooking Classes
They are not the same. Yes, you can substitute one for the other, but you pay a price in culinary consequences. You can make faux crème fraîche, but it’s faux, and you really should journey to your store. The two graphics above provide some background....
by Brian | Apr 5, 2014 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I recently blogged Sweet by Valerie Gordon, describing the book as a “goldilocks” gift. That ideal baking book that is not too simple, not too complex, but is just right. Just right for you to succeed and create wonderful baked goods [and candy, too!]....
by Brian | May 3, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
[To view this post in a pretty PDF format that is easily printed, please click on this the link below. I’m still working on the mechanics here. When you click on this link, you’ll get a new window that says click on a link. You’ll then have...
by Suzi | Aug 17, 2011 | Recipes
When you call something “rustic” it’s often done with connotations. Well, it’s not Madison Avenue but, … It’s delightful, despite … Rarely does “rustic” come across as a 110% compliment. But there are times when it should. Flo Braker, a true national treasure of...