The Best Crumb Pie by Brian D. Peffley CEPC, CCE, AACBrian Peffley CEPC, CCE,AACIntroduction The land and it’s productsits​ Beers and whiskey are also used in cooking, for example, the hearty Guinness beef stew or whiskey-flavored desserts and sweets.  

White Clam Sauce with or without wine? Slaying the 7 Reasons You Are OverweightMarch 1, 2022, by Michael By John McGranI’ve been overweight and working to lose weight ever since I graduated high school 40 years ago. But it’s only the past three years that I’ve been able to take off – and keep off – the 65 … Read more

by Brian D. Peffley CEPC, CCE, AACIntroductionThe first demonstration here is that of pâte choux.  Pate, meaning paste, and choux, meaning cabbage.  Paste that resembles cabbage, which is one of the main items made with pâte à choux.Cream Puffs, characterized by a rich, golden exterior and a hollow center often filled with pastry cream.  Eclairs … Read more

Smoking and BBQ have become somewhat of a regional cultural phenomenon.  While smoked foods are eaten all over the country, in the Eastern United States, from Texas to the Carolinas, smoking/BBQ is a “Thing.”This “Thing” is a culture that has begun, marked by low and slow (Low heat/ slow cooking with smoke). It doesn’t end … Read more

Mel Brooks and the 15 Commandments One of my favorite film moments comes from Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part One. In the scene, Moses comes down from the mountain, cradling three stone tablets. As he steps forward to tell the Israelites of the commandments God has sent for them to follow, he says, “The … Read more