by Brian | Jun 11, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Andalusia is the southern-most tip of Spain. It is a region of mountains, hills, rivers and fields bounded by a seacoast that is abundant with fish, shellfish, octopus and other delights. This region was under Moorish rule from the 8th to the 15th century, a...
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by Brian | Jun 10, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I had a bad Sunday. I went outside to garden at our Catskill house, but I was really just doing patio and walkway cleanup. Weekend houses need weekend work. Yet, I did not weed. I did not dig dirt, walk through the bushes or trees, or plant anything. And...
by Brian | Jun 6, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
It’s June 6, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France in World War 2. On that day, 125,000 mostly British and American troops undertook the greatest sea invasion in history. D-Day is the true example of British-American closeness. American began as...
by Brian | Jun 5, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
As summer approaches, we happily await each year’s new batch of barbeque books — and grilling and smoking. I’m non-partisan here. Lately, barbeque books have gotten big: hundreds of pages, quite impossible to absorb in one reading. Well, Barbecue Rules is...
by Brian | May 16, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Okay, I am repeating myself. This the third time I have posted a review of this sensational book, the second time it is a TBT idea. It’s just the grandest, most dynamic cookie book you can find. Take a look at my original review from December 2015 when I...
by Brian | May 15, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You may not recognize the name, Salvatore Calabrese, but you may well have sampled one of his cocktail ideas. The author of 10 best-selling books — including the famed Complete Home Bartender’s Guide — Salvatore has returned with a rework of his 2005 How to...
