by Brian | Nov 10, 2017 | Recipes
Rellenos without cheese? Without a relleno? Yes and yes and all is fine. There’s a delightful pair of books, Green Chile Bible and Red Chile Bible, that Suzi and I got long ago in Santa Fe. We pop in and out of them as our chile addiction leads us onward towards...
by Brian | Nov 9, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
A few weeks ago I did the TBT cookbook review for Everything Tastes Better with Bacon. Sara Perry died recently, and her loss is significant. She was a wonderful author, journalist and advocate for Oregon food. Not Northwest food, Oregon food. Published in 2004,...
by Brian | Nov 8, 2017 | Recipes
I know, something “Mint Julep” is surely something for spring. But this Mint Julep idea comes from a wonderful new cookbook, What Can I Bring?, a book that you will surely want to flip through every page discovering wonderful Southern-style comfort food. Here a mint...
by Brian | Nov 8, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There’s surely something here for you in What Can I Bring? The subtitle explains it all: Southern Food for Any Occasion Life Serves Up. Author Elizabeth Heiskell grew up in the Mississippi Delta and has spent her life in the culinary world. You may have seen her on...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I do love fall. I do. But it was sleeting today and I’m too well aware that after fall there comes a need for snowshoes. I try to make summer last. As long as possible. From the wonderful new website simmerandsauce.com, here is a strawberry cocktail with a little...
