by Brian | Aug 30, 2017 | Recipes
Suzi and I continue our grand tour of Turkey thanks to the recipes of Turkish Delights by John Gregory-Smith. Around the world, there is common love for a particular comfort food: pastry pockets filled with savory or sweet fillings. They can be called hand pies or...
by Brian | Aug 23, 2017 | Recipes
Suzi and I are on a grand tour of Turkey. No, we haven’t actually left New York City, but we are wandering the lively pages of Turkish Delights by John Gregory-Smith. Turkey is big, like bigger than Texas. There is far more to Turkey than Istanbul and Turkish Delights...
by Brian | Apr 13, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
One hundred years ago, in a factory building on the Lower West Side of Manhattan [16th Street], the first Oreo was created. America’s favorite cookie has spread far and wide across this planet. Rivals do appear in stores, but I’ve never found anything to match an Oreo...