by Brian | Dec 10, 2018 | Recipes
Growing up in Brooklyn, Suzi would travel to her grandmother’s apartment. She would climb the staircase to the third floor, her hand on the wall and not the handrail. If the wall was warm, her grandmother was making latkes. That made a young granddaughter most happy....
by Brian | Dec 6, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this five years ago and every year since it has appeared on our table at least twice. Comfort food can be simple, like mac and cheese. Or it can require some care and feeding. Chicken and dumplings is not an immediate, no-brainer dish. On the other...
by Brian | Dec 5, 2018 | Recipes
The pictures. That top one appears to be a tad bland because it is just breadcrumbs, although they are paprika-spiced ones as you will discover. And the second picture is not exactly beautiful. Runny. Gooey. Oh, and the best damn comfort food I’ve had in a decade....
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 | 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....
by Brian | Nov 28, 2018 | Recipes
For me, posting at this time of year is confusing. I prefer to post things we have made, but I want to give people a heads up on recipes before each holiday. I really don’t want to do turkey and stuffing in mid-November in time to post for Thanksgiving. So, what I...
