by Brian | Nov 15, 2014 | Recipes
You may not have noticed, but carrots are an endangered species. Oh, no, they are not going to disappear. But they are becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of vegetables. You doubt me? Okay, when was the last time you ordered carrots as a side dish at a restaurant? When...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is the book. The book to buy for yourself, to give to friends, to read, to study, and most certainly to bake from. It’s a great book filled with exceptional recipes and solid explanations for why you do what you do. Big, long explanations. I have a...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2014 | Recipes
Thanksgiving dinner demands pumpkin pie, of course. Of course, unless you live Down South and then the tradition is pecan. Ah, people may shy from making a second pecan pie in their lifetime. That filling can prove to be runny, too sweet, or even tough. I...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Some things are better done young. Really young. Trying to learn a language after you are about fifteen can be a struggle. A five year old can learn a new tongue in a flash, seemingly without effort. To be fifteen and already “old” in some sense is...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2014 | Recipes
Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. Time to consider the bird. How will you cook it? Same as every year? I’m sure your turkey last year was grand and it will be grand again. But, that bird can be grander. Author Diane Morgan, in The New Thanksgiving Table,...
