by Brian | May 8, 2016 | Recipes
Graham Elliot is a busy man. A TV personality, you may have seen him on one of the cooking shows he so amiably guides. Or, if you live in Chicago, you may have eaten at one of his restaurants. And now he’s an author with the book Cooking Like a Master Chef. My...
by Brian | May 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is a new book out called The Magic of Broths. You can see my review here of this interesting volume. Magic has 60 recipes both for making rich broths themselves [beef, pork, chicken, duck, fish and veggie] but also some very beautiful and surely satisfying...
by Brian | May 6, 2016 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The Magic of Broths is a slim yet comprehensive guide to broths, actually broths and stocks. What is the difference? Stocks are always made with bones, broths may have meat included but can be made from veggies alone. There is a hot trend now for broths. Some sports...
by Brian | May 6, 2016 | Recipes
"Do you want the whole thing?" the clerk at the checkout stand asked my wife. He asked in French, I suppose becasue we were in Paris. Suzi nodded yes. He said ten euros so we paid $11.35 for 2.2 pounds of cherry tomatoes. That's about double the price...
by Brian | May 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week British author Diana Henry earned a James Beard award for her fantastic A Bird in the Hand. You can read my review here. It’s a book you want to possess. Actually, you want all of her book and certainly this one, Crazy Water Pickled Lemons, from...
