by Brian | Jul 26, 2015 | News
Suzen and I are happy to announce the first ever Tomatillo Week. Over the next seven days you’ll see recipes for tomatillos in myriad uses. Salsas, of course. On Monday and Tuesday you’ll see recipes for first uncooked and then cooked tomatillos salsas,...
by Brian | Jul 25, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Suzen and I first posted this recipe last year. We've returned to the recipe again, and gotten a better picture in the process. This is an elegant dessert for any time of the year but the combination of pistachios and lemon makes it very refreshing on a summer...
by Brian | Jul 24, 2015 | Recipes
It is two days in a row for looking at wonderful recipes from The New Persian Kitchen by author and chef Louisa Shafia. With a Persian background, Louisa takes an inventive look at an array of Persian dishes from appetizers to desserts. Some are classical dishes and...
by Brian | Jul 23, 2015 | Recipes
In The New Persian Kitchen, author and chef Louisa Shafia takes us on a journey to the cuisine of her family homeland. Using a combination of original and inventive recipes, traditional and Western ingredients, Lousia offers us her bright, personal perspective on...
by Brian | Jul 23, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’m not sure if this is the first book Kathy Gunst wrote, but I suspect it is. The bio on the back page notes that she went to the London Cordon Bleu School of Cookery, and that she was an editor for Food and Wine, but mentions no other books. So this 1984 tome...
