by Brian | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
The name Jacques Torres is synonymous with dessert and surely with chocolate. This 1998 book was a companion to a PBS television series where he had guest chefs, like Julia Child, elbow deep in chocolate. Many of these recipes comes from his stint as pastry chef at Le...
by Brian | May 31, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
With the farmers’ markets now officially open, each week will see a growing abundance of greens. This recipe calls for butter lettuce, but you can substitute if the sun has not ripened the butter sprouts yet. Butter lettuce is a delicious but too often...
by Brian | May 30, 2018 | Recipes
It was Sunday and I rolled over in bed, looked at my wife and asked her what any husband would: “Biscuits?” “No, silly, scones.” I know that in our future we will again make biscuits but right now it is scones. British scones. Scones from the Claridge’s cookbook....
by Brian | May 29, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Melissa Coleman has earned great respect and praise for her lovely blog The Faux Martha. The accolades will continue with this book, a mix of blogged recipes and new ideas that capture the essence of her minimalist philosophy. At first, when I saw the book’s title, I...
by Brian | May 29, 2018 | Recipes
Avocados? Uh, salsa for sure. Sliced into a salad. Maybe a half filled with crab salad. Or, or, a half filled with balsamic vinegar. Excellent idea there. There are oh so many lovely ways to eat an avocado. Drink an avocado? Well, yes, you can in this wonderful...
