by Brian | Dec 4, 2018 | Recipes
In her new cookbook, Everyday Dorie, we are offered dozens of treats by Dorie Greenspan. Many of the recipes come with striking photos. And then there is this photo. People are seeing this picture and going shopping. Suzi and I will be making this dish ourselves this...
by Brian | Dec 4, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I have this recurring dream. The world has gone dystopian. Well, more dystopian. And there is a ruling that there will be no more cookbooks or recipes. We must use only what we already have and nothing new is to be imagined or created. I wake up in a cold sweat. Then...
by Brian | Dec 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Monday I’ll post a review of Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook. Dorie’s newest cookbook is awesome. When I got my copy of this book, I simply opened it at random and found this dish. What can I say? Perfection. Subtly Spicy, Softly Hot, Slightly Sweet Beef Stew Yield:...
by Brian | Nov 30, 2018 | Dessert Digest
Remember fruit cocktail? We used to get it in grade school, though I doubt they do that anymore in the pizza-age. When was the last time you even bought a can of fruit cocktail? For Suzi and me, it was about forty years. But an amazing book, American Cake by Annie...
by Brian | Nov 29, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I’ve been walking around Manhattan on a mission. All Christmas shopping is to be done by this Friday, November 30. A noble idea and it will fail: the elements are against me. “It’s so cold,” people say as we exchange comments on the weather....
