by Brian | Mar 12, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tired from a weekend of skiing or cleanup or kids activities? Want to just curl up and relax with something exceptional in your mug? If you like maple syrup and nuts and bourbon and hot chocolate, you can combine them all here in one “not simple”...
![TBT Recipe: Coffee-Walnut Layer Cake [okay, I used pecans!]](https://cookingbythebook.com//wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2013_03_09_0634-700x486.jpg)
by Brian | Mar 10, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
I first posted this recipe three years ago. And once a year or so, Suzi and I make this. For ourselves or for a dinner party. Totally rich to your eye and then to your mouth, it's a classic winner. So darned good. I took one look at this cake, in Retro Cakes and...
by Brian | Dec 13, 2015 | Recipes
Ever had a recipe you could not make? Ever? Over and over again? I love candied nuts and I have tried recipe after recipe. From books, from friends. And they were all disasters. Some disasters so bad that I had to throw away the pan, hide gooey or burned results from...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2015 | Recipes
If you are seeking a side dish that is powerful in flavor, one that won't get lost amid the turkey and stuffing, then this is your choice. Elegant, sophisticated and probably the first dish on your table to be completely devoured. I do like beets, but it was not...
by Brian | Oct 6, 2015 | Recipes
In My Perfect Pantry, Geoffrey Zakarian uses simple pantry elements to forge wonderful, full flavored dishes. He has a list of 50 pantry ingredients that he employs in appetizers, side dishes, main courses and desserts. Here the simple ingredient is the pecans....
