by Brian | Dec 16, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is a lovely and important book from a dessert maven. And it is timely, for we have a plague upon on. I read a blog yesterday about the end of quality on the Food Channel:...
by Brian | Dec 16, 2014 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
I do like beets, but it was not the “beets” word that got me here. The “buttermilk-goat cheese cream” is the magic phrase. I am a sucker for cremas, of all colors and intensities. I fully admit: I am a sauce addict. Using buttermilk and goat...
by Brian | Dec 15, 2014 | Recipes
I always remember how Rod Serling would introduce an episode of The Twilight Zone. “For your consideration,” he would say. Well, this recipe is “for your consideration.” In the holiday season, at least one turkey may appear on your table....
by Brian | Dec 13, 2014 | Recipes
There are, of course, and infinite number of ways to make mashed potatoes. But, there are rules. Rule One: use a hand masher and NEVER use a stand mixer. There is, it turns out, a distinct difference between mashed potatoes and wallpaper paste. Rule Two: be creative....
by Brian | Dec 12, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is the time of year when we often talk about feasts, holiday feasts. But, not every day is a holiday. Or can be. Nor would we want it to be. You can get “fooded” out this time of year. Yet, after a day or two of soup and salad — perhaps an early...
