by Brian | Feb 5, 2024 | Recipes
Meatballs? Oh, sure, an Italian recipe. Right? Wrong. This is French, from the Roussilon region in Southwest France. Too often we hear “French Food” and have images of Paris and roast chicken. France’s food is as diverse as Italy’s and French...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2023 | Recipes
Lemon Herb Crust Salmon with Warm Lentil Pilaf and with Celery Root and Apple Slaw Before you taste your food, you smell it and you see it. Gee, you might even hear it cooking in another room before your plate is presented to you. That is why Suzi is so focused on all...
by Brian | Dec 6, 2023 | Recipes
The dilemma of Thanksgiving morphs over time. Each year we have a bevy of “standards” that we want to have. And yet, we want new things. So, we mix and match. Problem is, sometimes a “new” thing becomes an automatic “standard” and the next year we find our table even...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2023 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Still in search of an ideal side dish for your holiday table? There is life beyond mere potatoes and carrots. Here’s a gratin, sans cheese, so it is strikingly healthy. And earthy with the fall flavors of parsnips, celery root, and sweet potatoes. It’s a lovely way to...
by Brian | Nov 20, 2023 | Holidays, Recipes, Thanksgiving
For most of our lives, we stuffed the Thanksgiving Turkey with — drumroll — stuffing. Now we know that it is a safety issue and we need to cook our stuffing outside the turkey. And that gives us some opportunity, for variety and for spacing out the work of the...
by Brian | Nov 19, 2023 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
The bounty of the Thanksgiving Table depends in part in having a flotilla of side dishes. You won’t need more meat than the turkey, but beyond the mashed potatoes there wonderful vegetable ideas to enjoy. Carrots are something we often overlook. Or...
