by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Ken Haedrich is America’s pie master. I’ve mentioned this book before and now I want to offer it to you again. It’s fall. It’s baking season and the holidays approach. No pie is more American than apple and in this book you’ll find...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Heirloom Kitchen author Anna Francese Gass is herself an immigrant to this country. Born in Italy, she has fashioned a strong culinary career here, including graduating from the French Culinary Institute. This book really began when she realized that she did...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2019 | Recipes
Yes, it’s rabbit. And people will tell you rabbit tastes just like chicken. In fact, author Anna Francese Gass of Heirloom Kitchen even says you can substitute chicken here if you are rabbit shy. [Today’s review of Heirloom Kitchen is right here.] Don’t...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2019 | Recipes
The Turkish Navy has a modest composition: 12 subs, 16 frigates, 10 corvettes, and 18 fast attack craft [think big PT boasts]. No battleships. No aircraft carriers. Still, in the Turkish culinary world, there are a lot of boats. A favorite street food is pide,...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I had thought blackberry season was over. But there was a stack of boxes of blackberries sitting at Sam’s club. I picked one up and asked my wife, “Blackberry margarita?’ “Yes.” I went very blackberry this time. I tasted one berry and, this late in the season,...
