by Brian | Jan 4, 2013 | Recipes
Suzen and I have a roadside diner that is, well, upscale. Very upscale. The best thing on the menu is duck carnitas tacos. I’ve searched for a recipe for us to make at home, and we’ll be testing this weekend. Tacos can be so much more than ground meat. Yes,...
by Brian | Jan 3, 2013 | Recipes
A few days ago, I posted a recipe for chipotle cornbread to use in stuffing. Cornbread recipes came, literally, in all flavors. And all cultures have adopted cornbreads. In Greece, they make cornbreads called bobota. The Greeks thankfully bear us gifts. Cornbread can...
by Brian | Jan 2, 2013 | Recipes
In the coming weeks, leading up to the Super Bowl, there will be chips and salsa aplenty. You can treat yourself, and any family or friends, to a salsa combination you almost surely have never had before. Here pecans and chipotles merge for a slow-building heat. This...
by Brian | Jan 1, 2013 | Recipes
We all have our fetishes. Author Laura Werlin’s is cheese. Author of six cheese books, including Grilled Cheese, Please!, she now graciously offers up Mac & Cheese, Please! You want this book. I know, in recent years, restaurants “discovered” mac &...