by Brian | Feb 14, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’m beginning to have new favorite comfort foods. When it comes to Mexican, I have been a taco man all my life. I used to go to Taco Bell for breakfast: 3 tacos and a Pepsi to start the day. And quesadillas? Uh, no. I think I tried them at Taco Bell and, uh, no. Well,...
by Aaron | Feb 14, 2020 | Recipes
My God, but this is good. I like comfort food. I crave it. My favorite? Gee, how about a baked potato with butter and sour cream and chives. Maybe with some dashes of hot sauce. I now have a new favorite. Still potato-based but now mixed with buttermilk, bacon,...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Now is the time of year when, although the days are getting longer, they are still short and cold. If not frigid and snowy. That gives us some extra time to doddle in the kitchen, fashioning comfort food or, even better, constructing a world class cake....
by Brian | Feb 13, 2020 | News
Few things are guaranteed in life, but Suzi and I know of one: visit Tuscany and the experience will last for the rest of your life. It is simply the most beautiful place on earth. Intense green trees, rolling yellow fields and that Tuscan blue sky that is perfect. If...
by Brian | Feb 12, 2020 | Recipes
The subtitle of Southern Baked is Celebrating Life with Pie. It’s a great book but not every recipe is pie. In fact, here’s a vegetable recipe that is far, far from pie. How do you feel about peas? I love them. I don’t eat them very often. I suspect many of us...