by Brian | Apr 25, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Darina Allen has been called the Julia Child of Ireland. Ireland is actually smallish. The importance of Darina Allen is enormous. For thirty years, she led, taught, and grown her cooking school in Ireland. Now that experience is celebrated in 30 Years at Ballymaloe,...
by Brian | Apr 24, 2014 | Recipes
Some things are easy. Easter dinner? Lamb. Best place to find a great lamb recipe? An outstanding Irish author and teacher: Darina Allen. Darina’s newest book, 30 Years at Ballymaloe, is a celebration and tribute to her Irish cooking school that long ago achieved...
by Brian | Apr 23, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
A few days ago I blogged about the lime shortage. This week, the New York Post spent two pages on the “limepocalype.” The Post story, which was published before the normal Wednesday food section, covered a concerned span of lime users and drinkers. A man with a key...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
Yes, ten years ago you could not spell chipotle or easily find them in many stores. Now, every dish seems to contain it. Chipotle overload? Perhaps. It is time to be selective, and this recipe is just that. Chipotle is combined with cheddar cheese and paprika. The...
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by Brian | Apr 22, 2014 | Menus, News
Yes, I know, Easter was last Sunday. But there will be an Easter again, short of a meteor strike. And there are other times during the spring and summer that you may be celebrating. Here is the menu we had on Sunday. The next few days will see a post with each...
