by Brian | Apr 18, 2018 | Recipes
You know the rules. You can have pasta or you can have crust, but surely not both in the same recipe. Ah, well if you make the past cheese and spinach-filled and if you add additional cheese and if you add pancetta, then all is well. From Potpies by Elinor Klivan’s...
by Brian | Apr 17, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
From the Cocktail Cookbook by Oskar Kinberg, London-based mixologist, here is his beefed-up G&T. Oskar’s take is to use savory ingredients — plus simple syrup — to transform cocktails into super tasting and super beautiful decadent beverages. Oskar says he knows...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2018 | Recipes
Suzi and I are working our way through the spicy The Indian Cooking Course by Monisha Bharadwaj. It is an important book, the ideal vehicle for learning the intricate and delicate techniques of Indian cuisine. This will surprise you but, technically, eggplants are...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2018 | News
There was a reason I reviewed this book a couple of weeks ago. Suzi and I are now in Sicily enjoying its recommendations for pasta and seafood. I’ve posted recipes for this week. Cookbook review will begin again when I’m back in NYC on Thursday. Think...
by Brian | Apr 15, 2018 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
It’s spring, the season trademarked by the palette of green colors now arriving everywhere. Each new set of leaves from bushes and trees comes with its own native color, one that will gracefully mellow day by day until fall arrives. In our country home, our bedroom...
