by Brian | Aug 22, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I just posted this week’s TBT recipe: Peach Sangria. It came from this lovely book, part of the Savor the South Series for the University of North Carolina. When I posted three years ago, we were just completing our new kitchen at Cooking by the Book: Our...
by Brian | Aug 22, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
This week’s TBT recipes is primed for peach season. The peaches are here and they are ripe. They are quite sweet and, thankfully, they have some legs: they do not ripen and then rot in the blink of your eye. But do, after you have purchased your peaches, get...
by Brian | Aug 16, 2019 | Recipes
For many of us, rice is a dish we rarely eat — unless we are at a Chinese restaurant. And it often considered a “heavy” dish, one not ideal for warm summer nights. Yet, just the opposite is true. We could all enjoy rice more and summer offers great...
by Brian | Aug 15, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Way back in 2012 I was on a honey kick. I never left it. Honey is a wonderful ingredient. Just a tricky one because the bounty of honey flavors out there can produce significant shifts in the final outcome of a recipe. Here, no shift will matter. We are at peak season...
by Brian | Aug 15, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Today’s TBT Cookbook Review is a tip of the hat to Kim Laidlaw. There is only one problem with Kim: she doesn’t write enough books. This one, Dessert of the Day, is from 2013 and she did, to her credit and to your good service, release Everyday Slow...
