by Brian | Sep 30, 2023 | Cookie Jar
We dodged a bullet yesterday. We had just set out for a doctor’s appointment in NYC, three hours away. Suzi checked her phone and saw we were to go to the Westside Broadway office, but we had talked about the Eastside office on York. I wanted York because a block away...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2020 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Suzi had a question, “Do you have a recipe for dark cocoa?” I lied, “Sure.” Then I dashed off to search. Suzi continued our project of clearing out our freezer. We had collection of flour and cocoas that we had bought a couple of years ago. You buy stuff, you intend...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Rugelach is now a ubiquitous cookie in our culture. Is it a cookie or a pastry? The name does not matter. The taste does. And the texture. We think of rugelach as a Jewish treat. It is, but — according to Gil Marks in the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food — the origin is...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2014 | Recipes
Cool. Refreshingly cool. Tzatziki, a combo of sour cream and cucumber, is a side dish that is a hallmark of Middle Eastern Cuisine. It should be on all our plates as well. Here you see it paired with meat kabobs [yes, the recipe is coming tomorrow!]. But tzatziki is a...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2014 | Recipes
Breakfast is that meal we often skip. And if we are not skipping, then too often we are opening up some cardboard container racing to a quick start to a busy day. Suzen and I avoid the cardboard containers, but we do get a cardboard cup each weekday morning from the...