by Brian | Jul 15, 2017 | Recipes
Do I follow the recipe or not? From the 1994 classic Burning Desires by W. Park Kerr, here is a rather different glaze for your barbecuing. How often do you cook with curry? I was reaching for the curry container when my hand passed over a jar of mango chutney. “Well,...
by Brian | Jul 14, 2017 | Recipes
I did a TBT cookbook review of Nueva Salsa, a little book of perfected salsa recipes. Here’s an example using one common trio: tomatillo, cilantro, and avocado. In this version, tomatillos are roasted before going into the salsa. Ah, to roast or not to roast. It’s a...
by Brian | Jul 14, 2017 | Cookbook Review
Prime is the newest and fourth book by Richard H. Turner. You’ve seen reviews here for Hog and Pitt Cue Co, the latter covering one of his superior restaurants. That fourth book, Hawksmoor at Home, was published in 2011 and I’ve got a copy on my way. You, too, may...
by Brian | Jul 13, 2017 | Recipes
I posted this recipe a couple of years ago. Avocado soup is a dish destine for the Gods. Rich, thick, and with penetrating flavor, you’ll love the soup itself. And, here, there is the adornment of lime cream, corn, shrimp and chipotle. Quite an array, one...
by Brian | Jul 13, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
This Valentine’s Day was mostly happy everywhere, but not every everywhere. In Austin, there was the closure of a fabulous restaurant. For thirty years, Jeff Blank ran Hudson the Bend, an eccentric and exotic restaurant on Route 620 out in Hill Country. A couple of...