by Brian | Jun 30, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This post was supposed to come out last summer when Suzi and I were in Maine. We are in NYC this weekend before the 4th of July and contemplating, what else, pie. It’s American-as-all-get-out to think of “pie” as sweet and dessert. And while I would never...
by Brian | Jun 27, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The first recipe in this book shows you are on a different culinary path: Rye and Banana Bread. Now, there’s a combination that you surely have not eaten, unless you grew up in Scandinavia. In those lands, your market basket is often filled with “other” things. Things...
by Brian | Jun 26, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is not your ordinary cocktail book by any means. That subtitle tells you why: 285 Tips, Tricks, and Recipes. There are lovely cocktails recipes here to be sure. But it is those tips and tricks that will turn you into a serious mixologist. Author Lou...
by Brian | Jun 25, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Technically, this is a cookbook, a most superior one. But you could also consider this to be a bit of a comedy book or a religious one. How? Well, it is going to put the biggest smile on your face. It will cause you to chuckle or laugh: why didn’t I think of that? And...
by Brian | Jun 22, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It’s pretty easy to review this book. Buy it. Cook from it. Enjoy it with all the relish that authors Johan Miller and Nate Adler have applied to this superior book. When I interviewed Jonah today, he explained the odyssey that brought him to this book and his...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
I did this TBT review three years ago and I’m repeating it for new readers because of the wonderful quality of this cookbook. You’ll see that in the Watermelon Soup recipe below. And, in the next week or so — it time for the 4th of July — ...
