by Brian | Apr 9, 2015 | Recipes
I remember my first time. Well, my first good time. Well, my first good relleno, not really a time. I’d had rellenos a few times before but had never understood why people liked them. My experiences had been greasy, awkwardly flavored, falling apart on the...
by Brian | Apr 8, 2015 | Recipes
This cornbread is super because it has everything: cornmeal, creamed corn, chile peppers, honey, and buttermilk. Put them all together and you get a very dense, moist cornbread. Do bake this for a full 30 minutes. My top was browning at 20+ minutes, but the center was...
![Kelly’s Rustic Apple Tart [or crostata!]](https://cookingbythebook.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wc-IMG_8604-700x200.jpg)
by Brian | Apr 7, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Apple Pie. A wonderful thing. I can’t remember the last time Suzen and I made one. Pumpkin Pie of course every Thanksgiving. But apple? We’ve made the transition that many of you have. We’ve gone from pie to tart, or, technically crostata. My...
by Brian | Apr 7, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Uncategorized
Sometimes a very complex thing can be summarized very easily. Historic Heston is a landmark cookbook, one that may be equaled but that can never be surpassed. Never. It is not your standard cookbook by any means. It does sit in a niche. But if you take time to look...
by Brian | Apr 6, 2015 | Recipes
Tomorrow is the publication date for Nonna’s House by Jody Scaravella. Jody’s restaurant on Staten Island, Enoteca Maria, has a lovely twist. The chefs are all Italian-American grandmothers, ten of them, who rotate nightly in the Enoteca, preparing...
