by Brian | Dec 12, 2014 | Recipes
Not all blue cheeses are created equal. Some, which I shall not name, are harsh. There is no other way to say it. That fungal aroma assaults your mouth, lodges in the upper throat, and refuses to go away — no matter how much wine you consume. While I do appreciate a...
by Brian | Dec 12, 2014 | Holidays, Recipes
My Christmas memories center around two things: the Christmas tree and the Christmas Yule Log. That chocolate sponge cake filled with whipped cream and draped in frosting was the signature point of the Christmas table. By unwritten rule, this dessert would only appear...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2014 | Recipes
Why do we say, “It tastes like chicken.” We say it all the time. No, that dip in the picture certainly does not taste like chicken. It doesn’t taste like anything you can recognize. It’s a transformation. Too often when we cook, it is to coat...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Greg Atkinson is and has been many things: chef, restaurant owner, chief instructor at the Seattle Culinary Academy, and writer. In Season has 70 seasonal recipes featuring the bounty of the Pacific Northwest. Equally lovely, the book is peppered with essays about...
by Brian | Dec 10, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It happens. Decades of sugar, cookies, brownies, and margaritas. You have your favorite foods and you could go on forever. But your body is filled with chemical clocks and one day your doctor says something about blood sugar. You start to measure your blood sugar each...
