by Brian | Jan 16, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
I feel guilty. My bird feeders are almost empty. I need to fill them. There is a strong wind, a wind chill factor near zero, and snow on the way. Winter is definitely still with us. We need great winter meals, including desserts. From five years ago,...
by Brian | Dec 26, 2018 | Cookie Jar
Two weeks ago I did a TBT cookbook review for Rosie’s Chocolate-Packed Jam-Filled Butter-Rich No-Holds-Barred Cookie Book. It can be a salivating hoot to go through a twenty-two-year-old cookie encyclopedia and find an overlooked treat. A cookie from the past that is...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe for a Classic Pumpkin Pie. There are options. “What are you doing?” My wife had come into my office and was looking over my shoulder. There was an Excel spreadsheet on my computer screen. “Comparing recipes,” I said. “No,” she whispered....
by Brian | Apr 27, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
This week’s TBT recipe says to throw away the calendar. Unless you are in Australia. It’s spring here and a long way from the flavor and intensities of fall. But isn’t maple syrup really a flavor for all year. And spices are always welcome. So, here...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2016 | Recipes
In Biscuit Bliss, James Villas suggests that your perceptions of a “simple biscuit” might be wrong. In fact, those perceptions are wrong. While a straightforward light and fluffy biscuit is sublime — with that butter and jam or honey —...
