by Brian | Dec 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Cooking fish can be tricky. We tend to overcook them, concerned about encountering one of those soft “uncooked” portions on your plate. It’s a worry. Or has been. Do you want a perfectly cooked piece of fish that remains tender and moist? Here’s a solution: sear the...
by Brian | Dec 27, 2017 | Recipes
In his cook-by-the-season book, Simple Nature, Alain Ducasse offers Ten Principles for great cuisine. Among those are: Cook and Eat Seasonally and Eat More Vegetables and Less Meat. It’s not all veggies, though, as this recipe from the Winter chapter shows. This is a...
by Brian | Dec 23, 2017 | News
That’s a picture of a cold virus. I acquired a few of them three weeks ago. I was able to write for the first two weeks, but this last week I just vegged and slept. Sorry. Bad time of the year not to be writing about food. I’m feeling better and I’m...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Written in 1995, Roasting was one of those “instant classic” books that appear so rarely. It’s a monumental work. Since its publication, there have only been a couple of other “roasting” books published. What more can you say? How could you say it better than Barbara?...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2017 | Christmas, Cookie Jar, Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized
I first posted this recipe three years ago. It is a brilliant cookie concept, warm and rich and very, very coffee. It’s just the kind of pretty cookie you want to enjoy during the holidays. A simple shortbread is converted into a sandwich using a coffee...
