by Brian | Oct 12, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Lisa Tanner wrote two cookbooks, this one The Brownie Experience in 1984, and The Potato Experience in 1986. I have not had the potato experience yet, but I’ve had many brownie experiences over the years. This is one of the older brownie books in my collection and I’m...
by Brian | Oct 12, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
Here a lovely salmon recipe from a couple of years ago. We ate this in January of 2015 when there was snow on the ground and a little chipotle heat was in order. The combo of heat and sweet, chipotle and pomegranate, makes this salmon a year-round recipe for...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2017 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a cookbook review of Smoking Hot & Cold by Charlotte Pike. And a recipe for Smoked Onions, too. Here’s the way author Charlotte Pike suggests using those smoked onions: in a dramatic Smoked Onion Tart with Spinach, Blue Cheese and Sage. This is...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You’ve had this experience. You arrive at an upscale restaurant with a reservation. Your table is at the far end of the room. The hostess takes you on that long excursion towards the back, and you wind your way past one table after another. You notice the food, the...
by Brian | Oct 10, 2017 | Recipes
Earlier today I posted a cookbook review of Smoking Hot & Cold by Charlotte Pike. Here’s the recipe I fell in love with: smoked onions [and some garlic, too, in the picture]. What to do with them? They keep in your refrigerator for up to a week. You can just eat...