by Brian | Nov 19, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The “Little” in the title refers to the small kitchen in Paris where author Rachel Khoo experimented, perfected and began a soaring career. There is nothing little at all about this very big book. Born in London to a Malaysian Chinese father and Austrian...
by Brian | Nov 19, 2014 | Recipes
You always want delicious. To achieve delicious and have it be super simple is quite extraordinary. There are times when the ordinary vinaigrette, though splendid, becomes a tad boring. And there are times when a cheese dip for your crudité is just too...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
So, this is a book about pigs from head to foot. No, I’m not being literary. I am being literal: head to foot. The last quarter of Pork has chapter on offal and here you will find recipes for: Tongue in parsley peppercorn jelly Tail soup with jumbo couscous and...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2014 | Recipes
Last Saturday I lamented the obscurity of carrots on restaurant menus. Carrots are no longer exciting it seems. They are have become secondary and that is regrettable. On Saturday, the recipe was carrots + onions + parsley for a blended dish with alternating...
by Brian | Nov 17, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
How about a world tour in a 160 pages? A very hot world tour? Author Dan May entertained us two years ago with The Red Hot Chile Cookbook. He’s back: red and hot but now saucy. This time the focus is on sauces, from mild to mouth searing. We start in Mexico and...
