by Brian | Jun 30, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Sometimes a single recipe can encapsulate an entire cookbook. Consider this gem: Persimmons, Mozzarella, Prosciutto di Parma, and Basil with Maple Vinaigrette. Tough to imagine? Here’s the photo: Author and photographer Meike Peters won a James Beard Award for this...
by Brian | Jun 30, 2017 | Jenn-Air, News
Coffee. The sun may not rise but as long as we have our coffee, many of us would not mind. We brush our teeth, we sip our java. Coffee is a central aspect of our lives from the hour we rise. And perhaps all through the day and into the evening. Coffee may also be a...
by Brian | Jun 29, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
Spring is officially over, and once that meant asparagus season was over too. Happily, we can get asparagus almost year round. I posted this a couple of years ago, suggesting something this pretty should appear on a fall holiday table. Well, there’s...
by Brian | Jun 29, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Right as the 80’s began, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger created a series of great Mexican-American restaurants, were TV stars and wrote great, great cookbooks. Mesa Mexicana was published in 1994 and remains a star book. Mary Sue and Susan were meticulous...
by Brian | Jun 28, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a review of Chocolate Master Class. Here’s the first recipe I’m going to try: Chocolate Cream with Jelled Coffee. What is Chocolate Cream? Melted chocolate mixed with milk and cooked with egg over simmering water. Jelled Coffee? It’s espresso...
