by Brian | Jul 31, 2017 | Recipes
Succotash was once a very popular dish in America. The Narragansett Indians created this recipe — succotash means “broken corn kernels.” Early American settlers adopted the dish and inexpensive succotash was on most tables during the Depression. When the economy...
by Brian | Jul 30, 2017 | Recipes
I did a TBT cookbook review of Nueva Salsa, a little book of perfected salsa recipes.. One recipe, for Watermelon Tequila and Pineapple Salsa, certainly caught my eye. I was reading it in February, not the time to consider watermelon. Now it is late July and the...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2017 | Recipes
I did a TBT cookbook review of Nueva Salsa, a little book of perfected salsa recipes. Here’s an example using the most common trio: tomato, avocado, and cilantro. Plus, naturally, some red onion. But with some surprises, as you will see. I’m using the picture from...
by Brian | Jul 28, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Sometimes you meet a really good lawyer, like Australian Adam Law. Who, to everyone’s joy, turned from law to cooking. Author, tv personality, and chef, Adam’s personality is on display in the cover of his new book: Adam’s Big Pot. Look at that smile. He’s proud and...
by Brian | Jul 27, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Two weeks ago I did a TBT review for Cooking Fearlessly by Jeff Blank. The book was a celebration of Jeff’s famous Hill Country restaurant Hudson on the Bend. Sadly, Jeff sold the restaurant a year ago and this year it closed. We can only hope for a resurrection of...
