by Brian | Nov 11, 2015 | Dessert Digest, Really Simple
What? You don’t like pumpkin pie? Golly, what happened to you? I can’t imagine a Thanksgiving without that iconic pie. But, but, I can understand. You may not be a pumpkin pie fan — I will be blogging some recipes soon to change your mind. Or, or,...
by Brian | Nov 10, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Andy Husbands and Chris Harts are most accomplished restaurteurs and authors based in Boston. When Chris enters barbecue competitions, he wins. Their latest book collaboration is Wicked Good Burgers and wicked good they are. Oh, you say, burgers. Oh, well, it's...
by Brian | Nov 10, 2015 | Comfort Food, Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Suzen and I are always on the lookout for new side dishes for Thanksgiving and other fall feasts. We want dishes that the right “autumnal” notes. Here late fall corn and wonderful in-season butternut squash are combined into a dish that just might rival...
by Brian | Nov 9, 2015 | Recipes
I don’t mean to bait and switch, but I have this lovely photograph of fresh cranberries, the treats we see now in our fall markets. Cranberries are the iconic fall ingredient. Ingredient, for you cannot eat these critters on their own. Cranberries need to be...
by Brian | Nov 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post is in honor of the new James Bond Film. I saw my first one at age 20 and I have never missed a Bond film. And, yes, I daydream about being Bond, but that is something I never discuss with Suzen. She would never understand. I have no idea how this cocktail...
