by Brian | Jul 13, 2013 | Cookbook Review
1945. Lots of things happened. I was born. World War II ended. The atomic bomb was tested and used. And Jerry Newberg in Pittsburg invented something. He worked at the old Forbes field where the Pirates played in air heavy with pollution. In that steel city,...
by Brian | Jul 12, 2013 | Cooking Classes, Recipes
Suzen has been doing Cooking by the Book for 26 years. She pioneered culinary team building. We have had thousands of events. Over 100,000 people have been through our kitchen. And every time, it has been: Appetizer First course Second course Side course Dessert I...
by Brian | Jul 9, 2013 | Recipes
I posted this recipe last year. I'm doing it again. There's a reason for this. Suzen and I have a certain disease. Perhaps you do too. Can't-get-to-the-next-page-in-the-cookbook is a disease, well maybe a syndrome, that affects many of us cookbook...
by Brian | Jul 7, 2013 | Recipes
I’ve mentioned the new book Smoke & Spice by Valerie Aikman-Smith in a previous post. I enjoy the book’s presentation with its focus on sauces and seasonings rather than the meat. Everyone secretly eats BBQ for the sauce. Yes, yes you do. Don’t deny the truth...
by Brian | Jul 6, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Last year was not a good one for our mint. It was late coming up, the stalks had few leaves, and the leaves were perforated by gobbling insects that I never saw. Or tasted. To my knowledge. This year, all that rain and now intense heat have given us a mint forest. The...
