by Brian | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week’s TBT recipe is ideal for many reasons: it’s an intense vegetable dish, it’s perfect for squash season, and it is something to consider for your Thanksgiving table. Oh, Thanksgiving? Too soon? Look, at Sam’s Club they have Christmas...
by Brian | Oct 8, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It takes great effort to write a cookbook. A very good cookbook? Oh, that’s a mountain of effort. And that rarity, a great cookbook? That is not an effort; it is an odyssey. So when I interviewed authors Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich and asked how long it...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2019 | Recipes
I grew up in an age when public schools were deferential to Catholics and the no-meat-on-Fridays rule. So, every other Friday, we had fish sticks. I was not a good Catholic but I did love the fish sticks. I don’t know why, but golly I was never a fan of salmon...
by Brian | Oct 3, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
This week’s TBT recipe is timely. It’s is October and the high season for concord grapes. “Season” is a graceful word to use here. The season is way too short, so now is the time to buy, bake, juice, cook, do whatever you can with these lovely...
by Brian | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week’s TBT cookbook is a gem from 2008: New Flavors for Appetizers. Subtitled Classic Recipes Redefined, this tome is a very handy sidekick year-round. And particularly as we the enter holiday season. For a party or major holiday meal, we often focus on...
