by Brian | Sep 23, 2016 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Recently I did a TBT review of The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. The subtitle of the book is “Recipes from the Classic Cookie to Mocha Chip Meringue Cake.” Here’s that cake, in all its glory. I’ve post two great recipes from the...
by Brian | Sep 22, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
Pomegranates are just coming into season. Cucumbers are just beginning to finish their season as we pass from summer to fall. From last year, here's a recipe to marry the two into one luscious salad. Pomegranates & Pine Nuts by Bethany Kehdy appeared in 2013....
by Brian | Sep 22, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It’s fall and for many families the Jewish holidays mingle their scents with the falling leaves. Jayne Cohen is an expert in Jewish food and gave us the gift of Jewish Holiday Cooking in 2008. At almost 600 pages, it is the definitive guide to these important...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2016 | Recipes
Are you ever embarrassed by a dish that is ethnically yours? I am. I am Irish and I’ve tried Shepherd’s Pie for decades and been endless disappointed. It’s a peasant dish and historically was made with cheap meat. Restaurants are all too happy to...
by Brian | Sep 20, 2016 | Recipes
In Paleo: Monday to Friday author Daniel Green provides an excellent discussion of the Paleo concept: what it is, what you can eat, what you should not. His concept is to follow the Paleo path on the weekdays. Weekends are up to you. There are, it turns out, enough...
