by Brian | Dec 6, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this five years ago and every year since it has appeared on our table at least twice. Comfort food can be simple, like mac and cheese. Or it can require some care and feeding. Chicken and dumplings is not an immediate, no-brainer dish. On the other...
by Brian | Dec 6, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
This is one of “those” books. You know, the ones where the very first recipe in the book tells you that the rest of the pages will be wonderful. The recipe in question here is Chicken Stock. Author Valentina Harris has already explained that great stock is essential...
by Brian | Dec 5, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Like you, I like surprises. This book is a surprise for me because two years ago I got a book Georgia Freedman co-authored: There’s Always Room for Chocolate, the story of Brooklyn’s The Chocolate Room. Now I have Georgia’s new book: Cooking South of the Clouds,...
by Brian | Dec 5, 2018 | Recipes
The pictures. That top one appears to be a tad bland because it is just breadcrumbs, although they are paprika-spiced ones as you will discover. And the second picture is not exactly beautiful. Runny. Gooey. Oh, and the best damn comfort food I’ve had in a decade....
by Brian | Dec 4, 2018 | Recipes
In her new cookbook, Everyday Dorie, we are offered dozens of treats by Dorie Greenspan. Many of the recipes come with striking photos. And then there is this photo. People are seeing this picture and going shopping. Suzi and I will be making this dish ourselves this...
