by Brian | Feb 15, 2013 | Recipes
On Valentine’s Day, Cooking by the Book featured a special Bubbles and Bites menu with all the dishes coming from James Peterson’s Glorious French Food. “Glorious” is the right adjective for the armada of wonderful dishes that parade across the pages of this book. For...
by Brian | Feb 9, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“Am I getting old?” I asked Suzen “No.” “Do I lack a sense of adventure?” “No.” I was not reassured. It was Thursday night and in Manhattan the winds were furious. It was late, almost 11PM and Suzen had just...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
I have a new proof for the existence of God. It would take such superior designer to come up [and conceal] two very distinct but two very complex nut foods. Foods that are encased so deeply you cannot believe how people ever figured out to use them. There is...
by Brian | Feb 6, 2013 | Cooking Events, News
That lovely picture Suzen found makes us all wish that on Valentine’s Day we could be in Paris. Sitting high up on the Monmontre hillside, sipping wine, gazing south over the city toward the Tower and watching the boats on the Seine. Have you actually...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2013 | Recipes
On Sunday, watching both the Super Bowl and the commercials, Suzen and I wanted food prepared in advance, easy to serve and as spicy as the New Orleans setting. Suzen had some leftover steak and a friend who had sample the meat said, “Make chili!” Great advice. This...
