by Brian | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a week, we will be gathered around the Thanksgiving table. Most of us will have turkey and mashed potatoes and, of course, pumpkin pie. If you want a perfect pumpkin pie, truly perfect, then you will find it here at Fine Cooking: Classic Pumpkin PIe by Abigail...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’ll be honest: if I see a pie book, I tend to buy them. I’m a sucker for pies. Not, not just sweet ones. Can you resist a grand Chicken Pot Pie? In the UK, there is a firm Higgidy with a great website and interesting, very British food products:...
by Brian | Nov 14, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Thanksgiving
Last summer, 2017, I reviewed Adam’s Big Pot by Australian Adam Liaw. It’s a great book with an important subtitle: Easy Meals for Your Family. If you need to feed several mouths, and they want food Monday-Friday when you are off working, then you need this book....
by Brian | Nov 14, 2018 | News
If you google “how to roast a turkey” there are now about 30 million hits. Probably too much for you to consume as you the annual search for how to get a perfect turkey. Here’s an easier path. These pictures are from last Christmas when Suzi and I...
by Brian | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
We have just 9 days to Thanksgiving. It’s not just one day now. By next Tuesday, millions of us will be on the road. We’ll be feasting until the next Sunday and that long, slow drive home. [Suzi and I have decided to NEVER travel on that Sunday. We...