by Brian | Nov 14, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Author Rachel de Thample knows something very important: yes, you are what you eat but you are also what you drink. And your drinks can often bring you health or happiness or sleep far quicker than any mere food. These are elevated beverages. Yes, the chapters are...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In the impressive and delightful What Can I Bring? Elizabeth Heiskell covers a lot of territory. On display her is true Southern food, comfort food to be sure, authentic to the last detail, and powerful in every bite. This is her recreation of one of her mother’s...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2017 | Recipes
Eggplant. What cuisine popped through your mind? Greek, North African, Indian? Maybe Italian but not Pizza Italian. This idea comes from Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca in Houston, Texas. Yes, it’s an American idea. Change your favorite home pizza. You can add the...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
When a cookbook is 26 years old and is being reissued in a fourth edition, we need to pay attention. Is this book a “classic” or “essential” or both? Sauces by James Peterson is classic, essential, and magnificent. This new edition is dramatically bigger: 666 pages up...
by Brian | Nov 10, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Do you have one of those mega beers stores near you? The size of a supermarket with hundreds, if not thousands, of brands to choose from. Beers from every corner of every continent. I go in and I’m immediately overwhelmed. I could take a guide, like the latest edition...
