by Brian | Dec 23, 2012 | Recipes
Many of us, especially if we have southern backgrounds, are used to cornbread stuffing for our holiday meal. Being born in Southern California, I am happy to continue the tradition. This recipe is from The Thanksgiving Cookbook, the crafted product Holly Garrison....
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by Brian | Dec 22, 2012 | Recipes
You know that you cannot have Christmas dinner without mashed potatoes. You could to it, but it would be wrong. Yeah, you can do scalloped and cheesed and God-knows-what but you have to have them mashed. There’s a consensus that the best recipe comes from Joel...
by Brian | Dec 22, 2012 | News
Tis the Saturday before Christmas and you may be in search of recipes. Here’s a reminder and a preview. At Thanksgiving, I reposted our recipes for Arrows Roast Turkey and Gravy, Robuchon Mashed Potatoes, and stuffing from Dorie Greenspan. I won’t repeat those here,...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2012 | Recipes
So, you have some trout. And you don’t want to simply pan fry them. I understand. As good as that can be, sometimes you need something just a tad more exciting. Well, all you need is a poblano chili and a jar of marinated artichoke hearts. You fry the trout along...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2012 | Recipes
It’s very comforting to know people read the recipes posted here. And they find my errors. Here’s a big one. I blogged the Black Pepper Brownies from Maida Heatter recently and what did I leave out? The black pepper. How embarrassing. I should not blog at...
