by Brian | Dec 23, 2013 | Food Styling for Foodies, Photography
Suzen and I wish you a Merry Christmas. Actually, a Happy Holidays. As Suzen says, “Whatever your background or persuasion, everybody eats.” We all share the common bond of the table. And for almost everyone on the planet, bread in some form [flat, tall,...
by Brian | Dec 23, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Try to say this post title five times, swiftly. Heck, just one swiftly. But Santa is packing up the sleigh and deservedly should be given treats on his journey. These cookies would be your best contribution to his busy night. In 1978 I bought a copy of Chocolate...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
So, I had this girlfriend. And I got involved without really knowing her. Then one night at her place I was going through her magazine collection and I found she read Cosmopolitan. I had seen the magazine on newsstands but never picked one up. Never read one. Now I...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2013 | Recipes
If I say “asparagus” you probably think of those green stalks with the reticulated tips. But green, definitely, green. In Europe, asparagus is very popular, from Spain through Switzerland including France and the Netherlands and Poland and Italy. And in all...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2013 | Recipes
“What are you making?” Suzen asked me. I was upstate. She was in the city. It was dinner time, I was on my own, and I had the opportunity to do whatever I wanted. Whatever. Things I had wanted for decades and never, never got to have. I don’t want to give you the...
