by Brian | Sep 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
You can still find summer peaches, now decidedly sweet, in stores and farmers markets. With that final push of sweetness, the peaches are lovely in pies and other desserts or in beverages. Now is the time for that peach margarita you’ve been craving. But, wait, there...
by Brian | Sep 29, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You can’t have a cold, steaming cup of coffee. You can take the hot stuff and add ice, which dilutes it of course, and get to iced coffee. Now there’s a way to get cold and undiluted. It just takes a little time, like 18-20 hours. What’s going on? It’s...
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by Brian | Sep 29, 2018 | Recipes
In Root & Leaf, author Rich Harris explores vegetarian ideas that even he, a total meat eater, will find totally satisfying. Ideas that just happen to not have protein in them. I love this book and here is the first recipe Suzi and I tried. Why this one? Well, it...
by Brian | Sep 28, 2018 | Recipes
Growing up in Oregon in the 19502, there were only three Sunday breakfasts: Pancakes Waffles with Defrosted Frozen Strawberries French Toast My mom was partial to pancakes, so most Sundays she talked about the effort making batter. Maybe, maybe once a month...
by Brian | Sep 27, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In 2004 Stuart Chang Berman wrote his only cookbook: Potsticker Chronicles. The subtitle here is: America’s Favorite Chinese Recipes. Berman would know about favorites. He spent decades running Chinese restaurants in Washington, D.C. and simultaneously teaching...
