by Brian | Oct 24, 2018 | Recipes
Last year we were treated to a cookbook devoted to the holidays: Gizzi’s Season’s Eatings. It’s an awesomely happy book with plenty of British-inspired holiday treats. I saw this recipe and have saved it for this fall season. It’s pumpkin time for us and the weather...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
An Aperol Spritz is a divine beverage. And, as Suzi and I discovered last spring in Milan, a lifesaver. We were dead on our ass after hours of walking. We found a lovely and historic bar a mile from the cathedral, sat, had our spritzes and some mini-sandwiches and...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’ve seen “matcha” on store signs and the supermarket aisles. But until I got this slim but powerful book, I really didn’t understand. Kind of a tea? The word itself is Japanese and translates as “powdered tea.” It’s the leaves converted into powder form. You steep...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2018 | Recipes
I recently gave an enthusiastic review of The Goodness of Honey. This is one of the recipes that struck my eye on the first pass through the book. A lovely salad with turkey, avocado and tomatoes topped with a Mediterranean-style dressing of yogurt, mint and lemon...
by Brian | Oct 20, 2018 | Techniques
Suzi is a baking fool. It’s Friday and here in New York City she’s plotting the Saturday and Sunday baking schedule in our upstate test kitchen. What flour does she need, does she have, does she need to buy? Which recipes to tackle? What secret ingredients to use?...
