by Brian | Jul 29, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
In his wonderful book Shrubs: An Old-Fashioned Drink for Modern Times, Michael Dietsch offers shrub ideas aplenty. I’ve reviewed the book and offered some recipe ideas before. There are fruity flavor ideas that you might expect — orange and rhubarb —...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2015 | Recipes
Tomatillo salsas come in two versions: cooked and uncooked. Yesterday I posted an uncooked version, fired by dried arbol chiles. Today, here is a cooked tomatillo salsa, actually twice cooked as you will see. I love this salsa. Uncooked tomatillos attack your tongue...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This week I'm reposting some of the very best cookbook reviews of recent months. Meat by Pat LaFreida is simply at the very top of the meat cookbooks you will encounter. It is brilliantly illustrated and photographed. And the family recipes will become...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This week of 7/27/2015 to 7/31/2015 I'm repeating reviews for some of the best cookbooks we've looked at here at Cooking by the Book. Let's begin with the wonderful Shrubs. Just to be clear, I love this book. I have tested more recipes out of this book...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2015 | Recipes
This is Suzen’s favorite tomatillo salsa, bright and intense. Tomorrow, I’ll post a cooked tomatillo salsa, the one I prefer, for it seems to have a deeper, more complex flavor. But, I’m happy to eat either one. So is Suzi. And so will you. If you...
