by Brian | Nov 19, 2018 | Recipes
The lovely new cookbook From the North is alive with ideas that will please you year round. Some of them are seasonal: rhubarb syrup, for example, which I will post next spring. Some of her recipes, like this one, can be used year round. Author Katrin Bjork says this...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Two years ago I reviewed Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes: A Modern Man’s Kitchen Handbook by chef, and now author, Brendan Collings. Brendon targeted a male audience, providing guidance to all men including the kitchen-challenged. My lovely wife...
by Brian | Nov 17, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
I posted this recipe two years ago and the put it in my “Thanksgiving Folder” because it strikes me to be an excellent holiday option. On Thanksgiving Day, what if you want to commit heresy and not have mashed potatoes? Or, what if on Friday or Saturday or...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe for a Classic Pumpkin Pie. There are options. “What are you doing?” My wife had come into my office and was looking over my shoulder. There was an Excel spreadsheet on my computer screen. “Comparing recipes,” I said. “No,” she whispered....
by Brian | Nov 15, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I published this review four years ago and I stand by every word. This book is fine but the world is not. I went to Barnes and Noble today and asked to see their display of Thanksgiving cookbooks. They did not have a table of holiday books. In fact, they did not have...
