by Brian | Jun 30, 2011 | Cooking Classes, Cooking Events, News
Summer is the season for weddings. And every wonderful wedding needs a charming bridal shower. All showers have food, but how about having great food and fun along with memories that truly will last a lifetime? Enter Cooking By The Book. We’ve taken our...
by Brian | Jun 29, 2011 | Personal
This blog is all about food, but sometimes we need to take a step back. Every animal eats something, often other animals, and that has forged a series of food chains from the bottom to the top. There are, on occasion, discussions about who’s on top of a chain....
by Suzi | Jun 26, 2011 | Recipes
Ah, marriage. Yin and yang. Passion and attorneys. It’s an institution, a marathon, the Titanic, and heaven. My marriage to Brian works because our contrasts balance. He’s optimistic. I’m Jewish. He’s impulsive. I’m careful. He spends. I save. We succeed because we...
by Suzi | Jun 24, 2011 | Recipes
One of the treasures of summer and fall in the Hudson Valley is the array of farmers markets that dot the landscape. On Sundays, Brian and I go to Rhinebeck for their very upscale market. It is smallish, perhaps 25 vendors, but they offer incredible quality. Last...
by Suzi | Jun 22, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Just Grill This by Sam Zien, The Cooking Guy, is one of those books you might take a quick glance at and then just pass on by. Sam’s picture on the cover of this paperback is intentionally nerdish and this clearly is one of those guy‑beer‑meat‑grill books that you...