by Brian | Mar 15, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this review 4 years ago. Technically, this is not an “old” book like my usual TBT selections. But Spring arrives in a week, most thankfully. Time to shovel out the barbecue, buy some dogs, and explore the doggone best recipes ideas you can...
by Brian | Mar 15, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Spring will be here in less than a week. And the fourth snowstorm in less than two week. What else can we do but hunker down with comfort food. I simply adore dumplings. The chicken is lovely too, but really as an avenue to the gravy. I hope this brings relief. If not...
by Brian | Mar 13, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Berries, how I love berries. In junior high I made summer money picking strawberries in the hills south of Portland. Those berries fields are mostly gone now, replaced by acres and acres of vineyards. The resulting wine enjoys the terroir of decades of berries that...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
By far mint is my favorite herb. Mint flavoring in the frosting on my brownies. Mint penetrating deeply throughout my julep. Mint jelly covering my spring leg of lamb. In our Catskills house a decade ago, we planted five thin sprigs. Mint is invasive and we now have...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Change can be good and sometimes quite sensational. Irish cuisine is in the midst of an unparalleled expansion. It’s hard to call this evolution a renaissance for this is not a return to some old tradition of great foods. For the Irish, their traditional cuisine over...
