by Brian | Sep 5, 2015 | Recipes
It’s Labor Day Weekend, the weather is good for most of us, and we need dinners as the days unfold. This recipe from Grill Nation by David Guas is quite a turn on your traditional burger. For three pounds of meat, you are adding in one pound of serrano peppers...
by Brian | Sep 4, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
“Would you like tomato barbeque sauce or Carolina vinegar?” the server asked Suzen and me. Suz took the tomato which disturbed me. We were at a wedding in Raleigh and “When in Raleigh” you get the true Carolina barbeque sauce: the vinegar one....
by Brian | Sep 4, 2015 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
“Can I turn on Fox News?” I asked my wife. We were in the kitchen, having dinner. It was just turning 6PM and I wanted my news fix. “No.” She said with some force. “It’s fair and balanced,” I said. There was no...
by Brian | Sep 3, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Recently I did a TBT Cookbook Review for A Real American Breakfast by Cheryl and Bill Jamison. It’s a laudable book, one that still sustains Suzen and me on weekend mornings. It was just after I published that review that I learned, most sadly, that Bill had...
by Brian | Sep 3, 2015 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Some foods are just American. Apple pie, chocolate chip cookies, … Ah, well, about that pie. There is tart tartine from France which is certainly a forerunner of our treat — and to be truthful a good tartine can give a good apple pie a very strong run for...
