Off Topic: Croissants
Raise your hand if you think croissants are hard to make. Wow, that’s a lot of hands. And last week, I would have been right there with you. But guess what? They’re not! Yay, now we can have them every day! In fact, Tom Petty must...The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Spanish Fricco
It’s hard to start off a cookbook with a disappointing dish. And this one sounded so promising: layers of thinly-pounded beef, potatoes and onions, laced with butter and cream and baked in water bath for a couple of hours. How could that go wrong? And...The Next Book: The Essential New York Times Cookbook!
What a formidable task Amanda Hesser set for herself: a comprehensive review of 150+ years of New York Times recipes. Good thing she had no idea what she was getting into. As she says herself: “Had I known then that it would take six years and entail more...

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