by Brian | Feb 11, 2018 | Recipes
It’s a big week coming up: Valentines Day. Cards, flowers, chocolate. If you don’t know the website Simmer + Sauce, https://www.simmerandsauce.com/, then you are missing out on wonderful recipes. We all love chocolate. Well, almost all. And we love dulce...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a very positive review of Brownies, Blondies and Other Traybakes from Ryland Peters & Small. It’s the best brownie book in years. And, yes, you should try all the other yummy treats here. This is a British book, so there are some...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2014 | Recipes
From Sweet Things by Annie Rigg comes this perfect fall holiday recipe: Maple Pecan Fudge made with just a touch of bourbon. I can imagine serving this treat along with the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie. Or maybe as December treat while trimming the tree. Suzen and I have...
by Brian | Aug 8, 2014 | Recipes
We think we live in a world of change, that nothing is constant or steady. But that’s not true at all. For example, the first fudge was made in Baltimore in 1886 and sold for 40 cents a pound. Fudge still tastes about the same and 40 cents in 1886 translates,...
by Brian | Jul 8, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“It tastes funny.” That was my grandson Daniel commenting on last week’s Malted Milk Chocolate Sauce. Being a grandfather, when the grandson is thirteen and as tall as I am, requires care. Better not to try to bluff it out, I concluded....