by Brian | Sep 18, 2016 | Recipes
Diane Kochilas has written many award-winning cookbooks including Mediterranean Grilling in 2007. It’s a favorite book of ours because Suzi loves eggplant and the Grilled Eggplant Sandwich with Yogurt-Tahini-Chipotle Dressing is undeniably wonderful. The very...
by Brian | Sep 17, 2016 | Recipes
In Make Mine a Martini, author Kay Plunkett-Hogge presents this cocktail as a bit of a mystery. She does loves this drink and she’s tried to discover its origins, but she is just not sure. Fine and Dandy was a 1930’s show written by Kay Swift, the...
by Brian | Sep 16, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This year’s cover of Hugh Johnson’s ubiquitous guide has a special addition: this is the 40th anniversary edition. Yes, for 40 years we have been buying Hugh’s slim volumes, perhaps not every single year, and toting them around as we go to...
by Brian | Sep 16, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Those are apricots from our local farmers’ market. How do you get them into a soufflé? Ah, there is an intermediate step. You need some Apricot Jam. This recipe for the soufflé comes from The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters and, yes,...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Diane Kochilas has a new cookbook out, Ikaria, based on the foods of her native Greek island. Yes, I’ll review it soon, but seeing her name reminded me of all the grand books she has written in the past. Like Mediterranean Grilling from 2007. All grilling...
