by Brian | Aug 29, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Today’s TBT Cookbook Review is designed to fill a gap. This year has not seen a slew of good Mexican cookbooks. I just haven’t found many that sparkle. But this one, from 2015, does give you that burst of inspired flavor. Publishers are tributaries, their...
by Brian | Aug 29, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
I posted this just five years ago. I wrote then about having had a cold summer, so that it took until September to get really sweet carrots. Well, it’s been cool again. Normally in New York, August is sweltering. Temperatures in the 90s or about 100. This...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2019 | Recipes
Don’t worry. This is a gazpacho recipe with NO tomatoes. I obsess over gazpacho and I admit I post gazpacho recipes on a frequent basis. But, it’s a great soup and a healthy dish. I will admit even I can tire a bit of red tomato gazpacho. When Suzi and I were...
by Brian | Aug 27, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The publisher Michell Beazley has fashioned a wonderful portfolio of drinks books. The Whiskey Dictionary follows The Gin Directory and The Tequila Directory. You will find whiskey books dedicated to the best in whiskey brands, something to take with you as you...
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by Brian | Aug 27, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
We were invited to a birthday party and were asked to bring a cake. I knew just the recipe I wanted and I looked for it on this blog. Strange. Not there. I know I blogged it. I went to my directory of recipes I have scanned in from books. No recipe. In fact, no...
