by Brian | Dec 24, 2014 | Cocktails, Mixology, Recipes
I have already posted again this year my recipe for eggnog, the absolute best possible eggnog: Best Eggnog, Ever, Period There is a rival holiday beverage, the Tom & Jerry, which supposedly was created in the early 1800’s as a variant of eggnog. To quote...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
This post is going up on Christmas Eve. You have a big decision to make, perhaps the biggest culinary decision of the year. On Christmas Day, what direction will you take with the mashed potatoes? Over the years, I have posted decadent mashed potato recipes here....
by Brian | Dec 23, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Suzanne Goin is an award winning chef and cookbook author. She and her husband have a number of superlative restaurants in Los Angeles. The hub of their empire is A.O.C., on West Third a few blocks west of the famed Farmers Market. It’s a food and art street,...
by Brian | Dec 23, 2014 | Comfort Food, Recipes
For Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys, it seems that cranberry sauce is as mandatory as mashed potatoes. You may eat cranberries only once or twice a year, but now is the time. The question, though, is this: how can I get a miraculous sauce from those brilliant,...
by Brian | Dec 22, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Why am I talking about a book from Weightwatchers in Christmas Week? I know, at this time of year we think of feasts and richness. Health eating is shoved to deepest, farthest reaches of our conscious brains. Thing is, the subconscious mind is still there saying,...
