by Brian | Oct 13, 2023 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is THE American holiday. Over 90% of us gather at the table, regardless of family background or religion. It is our universal holiday and the ultimate food holiday. Some of us are already plotting our strategy for this year’s Big Food Day Oh, you...
by Brian | Oct 6, 2023 | Cookbook Reviews
Well, this is not just another cookie book. This is THE COOKIE BOOK. If you buy one cookie book a year, this is the one. The subtitle is “The Sandwich Cookie Book.” I know, people think sandwich cookies are a pain. You have to make cookies, let them cool, then make a...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
In these days of being locked down at home, cooking chores can weigh on us all. One key trick is to make dishes that give you leftovers you really want to eat. Like a tart with a wonderful crust and a yummy filling. A tart for your main course or a tart for dessert....
by Brian | Apr 9, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
There are several great meat cookbooks but if you want the best, you need to turn to Great Britain. British roast beef? Meat pies? Legs of lamb? No country is as great as Great Britain. Yes, I have just offended all those Texas barbeque joints, but this is...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is a sad day. Michel Roux died yesterday. A Frenchman who created a restaurant empire in Great Britain with his brother, Michel was a three-star chef who deserved all the acclaim he received. His many books, like this one, are exemplars of cookbook...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
In 2015 I first posted this review of Jacque Burdicks’s lovely French Cooking en Famille. Published in 1989, it brought rave reviews, like this one from M.F.K. Fisher: “French Cooking En Famille is written with so much skill and knowledge that it si...
