by Brian | Oct 5, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this treat in 2012. Every fall, Suzi and I go to the North Fork of Long Island to pick pumpkins and get some pies from Briermere Farms [look it up, go, eat!]. We will buy food out there, but we will take along the core of a beach-side picnic. This is...
by Brian | Oct 5, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
If you see a book by Debbie Moose, and she has seven of them, you want to buy it. She’s an accomplished writer specializing in slim little volumes devoted to single subjects: Potato Salad, Wings, Buttermilk, … And Deviled Eggs. Published in 2004, Suzi has been using...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2017 | Recipes
To get what I want from my wife Suzi, I resort to different means. This time, I decided to be simple, honest and straightforward. “I would like some gazpacho,” I announced. She turned to me. Normally, I am the gazpacho maker. I continued, “There is this White Gazpacho...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Sometimes you encounter a cookbook that is a cookbook but even more. Istanbul & Beyond is a loving work of significance. It is filled with wonderful recipes from across the local terrains and cultures of Turkey. There are dramatic photos of that food, the people...
by Brian | Oct 3, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You may be acquainted with Leon. It is a British-based upscale fast food chain with outlets spread across the world. It’s also a series of cookbooks, promoting their brand of healthy and decidedly different food concepts. The cookbooks have a unique branding: a Leon...