by Brian | Oct 28, 2017 | Recipes
I feel badly but I don’t know where I got this recipe. It’s from some book that Suzi and I have, but we have about five thousand cookbooks now and … It’s wonderful and I thank the creator. You know the story: things were always better in the past. Foods have dumbed...
by Brian | Oct 27, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I have dreamed of finding this kind of book. Dreamed. Let me tell you way. A dozen years ago, Suzi and I were in Milan. If you walk past the Cathedral on your left, past the Arcade, then turn left and go a few blocks into the university district, you will encounter a...
by Brian | Oct 27, 2017 | Recipes
Red and red and green and white. Bright, colorful, crunchy and of course spicy. This wonderful salad idea comes from the delightful Istanbul & Beyond. This salad can be prepared in a flash, but you’ll want to linger over it, savor the diversity of flavor, and...
by Brian | Oct 26, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
This is Thursday, time for a TBT book. Now this 2013 masterpiece is not very old, but it is a magnificent presentation of the pastry arts. I’m posting it again this week because the holiday season is upon us. Halloween is next week, then Thanksgiving and...
by Brian | Oct 26, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
I was in Seattle last month and again enjoyed a smoothie at Pike Place Market. Tiny’s makes the best smoothies ever. Just wonderful. Their secret? Fresh fruit always and apple juice as the liquid. No yogurt, no protein mix. Just fruit and juice. Seattle is...
