by Brian | Jun 30, 2014 | Recipes
Make this recipe. Just make it. Oh, I know, you have family members who hate vegetables. “Have some more zucchini?” is a question you dare not ask because there will be rebellion at the dinner table. “Eggplant, anyone?” will get you banished to the room over the...
by Brian | Jun 29, 2014 | Dessert Digest
This is Suzen’s and my first attempt at making a plated dessert from Payard Desserts by Francois Payard with Tish Boyle. It’s a sweet success, visually and to the palate. What is a plated dessert? It’s one of those complicated, multi-part...
by Brian | Jun 28, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“What was that?” I asked Suzen. My wife’s head popped up. I ate a blueberry and added “I thought I saw something over there.” I nodded towards the far end of the blueberry field, which ends in hills and forest. Home to bears. “Don’t go there,” Suzen said. She...
by Brian | Jun 27, 2014 | Recipes
Two weeks ago I posted a quiz: what is pictured above. No one guessed the right answer, so here it is: a tomato chip. What would you use a tomato chip for? How do they taste? It’s a garnish, really for visual appeal. It tastes like a dry tomato with a little bit...
by Brian | Jun 27, 2014 | Cookbook Review
The French Kitchen Cookbook is the fourteenth book in the portfolio of Patricia Wells. Each of her books, whether cookbook or travel guide, is a journey that enlightens, entertains, and ultimately warms your palate with recipes on its pages. Or sends you down some...
