by Brian | Mar 3, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’ve never encountered a book quite like You’re Invited. It inspires awe and — when you examine a copy for yourself — you will immediately understand why. Author Stephanie Booth Shafran has given us a bible to regale your guests. If you want to entertain with color,...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2020 | Recipes
I never saw the term “Hasselback Potatoes” until about a year ago. Now, they are an institution in many books. And that’s a good trend. What is a Hasselback potato? It’s a baked potato where the potato is sliced vertically many times before going in the oven. You make...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
Snack food. I was part of a prescription drug study for a couple of years where they asked about my daily eating. “Do you...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
We are about five weeks out from Passover, which gives you just enough time to browse through the 656 pages of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Food and discover ideas from far and wide. Jews have been spread around the world for two thousand years and generation after...
by Brian | Feb 26, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Ben Lebus has food in his blood. He grew up with a father who ran an Italian restaurant and learned cooking early in his life with intensity. In college, Ben saw firsthand the challenges college students face in creating good meals on their own: They don’t have time...
