by Brian | Jan 21, 2012 | Recipes
I am, in a word, a fan of Patricia Wells. I love her cookbooks, packed with ideas that tempt me page by page. I relish her travel books: those Food Lover’s Guides to Paris and to France have given many of us perfect journeys along the timeless streets of cities or the...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“You should try Home Grown Harvest, too,” the publicist for Ryland, Peters and Small said to me. She was being so cooperative and charming. I had called her to get some samples of baking books, books filled with warm, gooey, sugary things. And here she was telling me...
by Brian | Jan 18, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
We need to clarify something. The phrase “slow cooker” does not refer to some dim-witted person in the kitchen. No, a slow cooker is one of those kitchen devices you may have ignored for some time. You may have one already, orphaned on a back shelf. Or you may walk by...
by Brian | Jan 17, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Yesterday’s post called for a Rich Shortcrust Pasty. Here it is from Pie by Angela Boggiano. The “richness” here is achieved by using only butter for the fat and even 1 tablespoon more than in the “standard” shortcrust pasty in Pie. Angela says that this crust is fine...
by Brian | Jan 16, 2012 | Recipes
“It’s not expensive. Even with shipping from the UK,” I said. I wasn’t certain what reaction I was going to get. “No effing way,” Suzen said. That’s really what I should have expected. “First of all, we are making this pie today. Second of all, I would never have a...
