by Suzi | Jun 24, 2011 | Recipes
One of the treasures of summer and fall in the Hudson Valley is the array of farmers markets that dot the landscape. On Sundays, Brian and I go to Rhinebeck for their very upscale market. It is smallish, perhaps 25 vendors, but they offer incredible quality. Last...
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by Suzi | Jun 22, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Just Grill This by Sam Zien, The Cooking Guy, is one of those books you might take a quick glance at and then just pass on by. Sam’s picture on the cover of this paperback is intentionally nerdish and this clearly is one of those guy‑beer‑meat‑grill books that you...
by Suzi | May 3, 2011 | Recipes
Cinco de Mayo. It’s become something like St. Patrick’s Day, an extended holiday where all of us can share some joy. Personally, I prefer Cinco. St. Patrick’s is about parades and beer. Cinco is about food and beer — and margaritas. Brian and I try to expand our...
by Suzi | Apr 28, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
When Brian and I had our class two weeks ago at Stone Turtle in Maine, one of the students was an active writer. Kathy Gunst is a fabulous cookbook author, with books of her own and co-authorship of the Stonewall Kitchen cookbooks. She appears on NPR on the Here and...
by Suzi | Apr 25, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
The combination of Easter and Passover at the beginning of spring can create culinary overload. In ancient cultures, the “new year” began in the spring, when winter’s darkness was finally gone and the green sprouts announced that a new year had finally arrived. The...
