by Brian | Sep 9, 2015 | Recipes
It was not my intention, but this is going to be “Peach Week” here at CBTB. Or at least a half‑week devoted to the best summer fruit. And the trickiest to work with. Peaches come hard, soften to perfection while you are asleep, and five minutes later are...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2015 | Recipes
Let us begin with the well-deserved credits. The photo is by EJ Armstrong from the cookbook Bacon 24/Seven by Theresa Gilliam. The photo is a work of art. The pie is something that immediately caught my eye. I’m reading the cookbook and I love apple pie and I do...
by Brian | Sep 7, 2015 | Recipes
In Tomatomania! authors Scott Daigre and Jenn Garbee offer this Dirty Martini. I must say it looks a tad like a Bloody Mary but it uses only tomato water, not tomato juice or V8. There is Tabasco and Worcestershire here, plus celery salt on the rim. No horseradish,...
by Brian | Sep 7, 2015 | Recipes
Ordinarily a food shot shows the final recipe in all its glory. But sometimes you want to feature one of the ingredients, perhaps the key ingredient that makes the recipe distinguished. I love Concord grapes. Their intense flavor, available for so little time,...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2015 | Recipes
Not all of us eat pork, so succulent pork ribs may not be on your menu this holiday weekend. But beef? That’s another animal. And this recipe, from Grill Nation by David Guas, makes the most of those beef ribs. The idea here is to marinate/cook in stages...
