by Brian | Oct 9, 2017 | Dessert Digest
Sometimes you want a truly elegant, complex dessert. Something over the top, or so close to the top you can see the snowline. Suzy Ashford wrote Le Picnic with ideas for inspired picnic food, and this dessert is one of the many treats you will find in the book. I’m a...
by Brian | Mar 19, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
In her magnificent latest book, Flavorful, Tish Boyle goes to the max in fashioning grand desserts. This is the most complex recipe in the book and is truly a master work of dessert craftsmanship. Yet, Tish has written this for you, the American home cook, and she...
by Brian | Dec 8, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Holidays, Recipes
If you do have a Christmas dinner, and most of us do, how do you go about planning for it? There is always that resistance to just “do Thanksgiving over again” right down to the pumpkin pie. Yes, heresy. Let’s start over for Christmas. From Marcel...
by Brian | Nov 11, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Really Simple
What? You don’t like pumpkin pie? Golly, what happened to you? I can’t imagine a Thanksgiving without that iconic pie. But, but, I can understand. You may not be a pumpkin pie fan — I will be blogging some recipes soon to change your mind. Or, or,...
by Brian | May 6, 2015 | Recipes
When I hear the word “napoleon” I never think about the little round man with the funny hat and his hand tucked inside his white shirt. I think about something sweet and layered. I remember my very first walk in New York’s Little Italy, sitting a...