by Brian | Mar 16, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I first posted this a couple of years ago. For Valentine's Day, Suzi offered a meal with duck breast. Such a substantial main dish demands a great side dish. I know we think of baked potatoes as simple. But if you twice bake them, and add caviar, then the duck on...
by Brian | Mar 15, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In Toast Hash Roast Mash: Real Foods for Every Time of the Day, British Chef and Author Dan Doherty offers some “everyday” ideas that are hardly everyday food. It’s a book filled with recipes that combine a just a few things for rambunctious...
by Brian | Mar 14, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
Yesterday I reviewed a wonderfully brilliant cocktail book, Wild Cocktails by Lottie Muir. The concept of this book is simple: go outdoors, into your garden or the forest, pick some elements of nature, and use them at home to make components: flavored liquors,...
by Brian | Mar 13, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
Recently I did a TBT review of The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook. The subtitle of the book is “Recipes from the Classic Cookie to Mocha Chip Meringue Cake.” Here’s that cake, in all its glory. This is the perfect summer delight. Perfect if...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
Tired from a weekend of skiing or cleanup or kids activities? Want to just curl up and relax with something exceptional in your mug? If you like maple syrup and nuts and bourbon and hot chocolate, you can combine them all here in one “not simple”...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
Diana Henry writes the most delicious books. They are just scrumptious, filled with ideas that reflect Diana’s nuanced techniques and ingredient selections. Her foods have multiple layers and flavors that mingle, merge, and ultimately satisfy in a manner that...