by Brian | Mar 12, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Rick Bayless is synonymous with Mexican cuisine, quite authentic Mexican cuisine. His five restaurants, a half dozen wonderful cookbooks, and his PBS television shows are all vehicles for both educating and feeding us superior Mexican food. Mexico One Plate at a...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2015 | Recipes
Joy Wilson’s Homemade Decadence believes that brunch is the key meal of the day, or of the week. I know, brunch needs to be special and that means work and we all like to sleep in a bit on Saturday and Sunday. So, if you don’t want brunch to be served at...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Every one of us has surely thumbed through an issue of National Geographic. Or a gaggle of issues. The photos, the maps, the very topics issue a beckoning call. When I had to do a report in grade school, I’d turn to the shelf of Nat Geos sitting on the library...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
We were at a lovely cocktail bar with a vast view of the city. I first did what I always do first: I took out my camera and captured the cocktail menu. I had my eye on one particular combination, and I thought I might want to duplicate it back home. After testing the...
by Brian | Mar 9, 2015 | Dessert Digest
I’m not sure what it is about crème brûlée that makes it so positively addictive. It is addictive, you know. But, that addiction could never be considered bad. Fattening, but not bad. It may be the creamy texture that coats your mouth....
