by Brian | May 19, 2016 | TBT
Ordinarily, I want my cake made with butter and not oil. It’s a personal preference matter. I just find oil-based cakes to be less attractive in terms of taste and texture. Except for olive oil cakes. Somehow a good olive oil seems to shine in creating a very...
by Brian | May 18, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
How big is your pantry? When was the last time you cleaned it out? Did you find stuff that was a little old? Maybe not pre-2000 but possibly pre-2010. I admit it. I have found those jars and cans. I meant to use them. I really did. Thing is, many of us have a...
by Brian | May 18, 2016 | Recipes
The Leon series of cookbooks seeks to offer wonderful tasted in healthy packages. In the newest book in the series, Happy Salads, authors Jane Baxter and John Vincent roam the entire planet coming up with those very different ideas you’ve been craving. But could...
by Brian | May 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the perfect cookbook. Absolutely perfect. What if you could make this Banana Rum tart for dessert? What if that dessert came after a main course of Patridge, Green Pea and Chanterelle Mushroom Tart. Yes, you can use chicken if you...
by Brian | May 17, 2016 | Recipes
Graham Elliot is man pursuing many avenues: TV cooking shows, his restaurants. And now he’s an author with the book Cooking Like a Master Chef. My Huffington Post review is here. Here’s a dish taken from his restaurant, with its two stars, and translated...
