HotDogg!
Winter sets in and the Hot Dog Vendor takes a break. Spring – Return quickly ! The BEST Hot Dog in Cherry Creek is at Milwaukee and 3rd. Keep and eye out for Henry. The hot dogs at his stand are a must . grading […]
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Breakfast
New holiday breakfast tradition – with shared stories of Grandma Jo – is JoJo Skevers. Batter mixed up cooked up and cooked in a cast iron pan on the stove top. served warm with tri-syrups are delish.
Sweet of the week ~ IceCream from little Man
Little Man IceCream Any time one can break “always” – go to little man ice cream. I like LoHi better than Union Station for the decorations. this week i had Vanilla. Papa says – If the icecream maker can make vanilla – they can make […]
Book Review ~ “A Treasury of Great Recipes” Mary and Vincent Price
I had picked up a treasury of great recipes and serendipitous found it to be the travels of Mary and Vincent Price. The wanderings are chronicled from Dodger Stadium to London with recipes included. In Vincent’s writings he shared his “appetite for life”. Pages of […]
Book review ~ Chasing Bocuse
Competition sharpens the skills. the compelling read of the American Culinary team in pursuit of international competition. The Story strikes a cord with me as competition is ingrained in out industry.. this is not a challenge on personalities nor heightened situations. With no disrespect to […]
Book Review ~ “The Essential James Beard Cook Book”
Essentially the culinary stories are the strings and the strength of the Essential James Beard Cook Book. A collection of 450 American Cooking recipes. This one of my favorites .
Book Review ~ Larousse Gastronomique
The worlds greatest culinary encyclopedia should be on everyone’s shelf. Culinary tastes have changed since its initial publication – however the basics have not. It is the indispensable source since its initial publication by chef Prosper Montagne’ in 1938. ISBN 978-0-307-46491-0
Book Review ~ Meringue by Linda Jackson and Jennifer Evans Gardner
The perfect introduction. culinary threads stitching together a pinch of cream of tartar or dash of vinegar..egg whites, sugar and air. the read is easy and the recipes easier. According to Larousse Gastronomique – it could have been the Swiss pastry cook Gasparini or Marie […]
Book review ~ “They Way to Cook” by Julia Child
The Way to Cook by Julia Child. The forward and acknowledgements speak to the title coming from six one-hour videocassettes of the same name. I watched these on You-tube and they are good. I had my Papa explain what videocassette technology. The introduction stated a […]
How to make hot tea by the Mad Hatter.
I enjoy a good cup of tea. When the subject of a conversation needs to change I will ask, “How is the color of the tea today?”It usually perplexes for we will say this even if we don’t have a cup of tea. Then everyone […]