by Brian | Oct 3, 2014 | Recipes
The leaves are yellow now. As yellow as that watermelon in the background. Before the leaves are gone, before the last watermelons disappear, before the mint blackens in that first frost, this is a recipe to capture the last lights of summer. This gazpacho is best...
by Brian | Oct 2, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This week’s Throwback Thursday cookbook review is a classic: Tapas by Penelope Casas. First published in 1985, and republished in 2007, Tapas was a breakthrough book. In 1985, how many of us knew what tapas was, or had ever sampled tapas at a restaurant?...
by Brian | Oct 2, 2014 | News
Yesterday I posted a review of The Icing on the Cake by Juliet Stallwood. It’s a brilliant book about decorating cakes and cookies with exceptional flavors and figures. Juliet is a specialist in making complex, and often 3-D decorations. In her book, she...
by Brian | Oct 1, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Have you looked and looked for a cake decorating book that you could enjoy? I have and I’ve had a hard time finding a book that I could understand and follow. Cake decorating books seem to fill a special publishing niche. There is a certain style and format for...
by Brian | Oct 1, 2014 | Recipes
One central reason for the beloved quality of French food is the sauces: the range of flavor and intensities is a treasure trove for us. There is, sadly, a little reluctance to go treasure hunting. Truth is, we are all too often in a fast food mood. We are having...
