by Brian | Jan 15, 2020 | Recipes
Jackson Pollock? Nope, it’s food, not art. Well, actually, this dish is so pretty that you might call it art. And culinary artistry in surely in play here. This is a dish Suzi and I had for a non-traditional Christmas Dinner. No turkey for us that day. But Suzi could...
by Brian | Jan 9, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes, TBT
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Jacqueline Higuera McMahan graced us with several cookbooks featuring the cuisine of the Southwest: California Rancho Cooking Rancho Cooking: Mexican and Californian Recipes Red and Green Chile Cookbook Salsa Chipotle Chile Cook Book...
by Brian | Jan 6, 2020 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Rugelach is a Jewish treat that has now penetrated deep into American cuisine. Most supermarket bakery counters have an array of these treats waiting for you to taste. Soft dough, sweet filling. One or two bites and you are ready to snatch another. And then another. I...
by Brian | Jan 2, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
How do you start the new year? With bread. Not baked in the oven but cooked like a giant scone on your stovetop. We made this five years ago and we revisit this bread with every winter storm. How do you judge a cookbook? Look? Pictures? Comfort...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Christmas Cometh. It’s just six days away. And you’ll have your hands full with dinner on Christmas. Perhaps you are one of those families that also feasts on Christmas Eve. All the more reason to plan ahead for the “other” Christmas meal. On...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
I’ve posted today a review of The Cookie Collection. This is the first recipe in the book. And to me this was reason enough to carry the book home and begin baking. Here the iconic American cookie, Chocolate Chip, is revitalized. The flour is now graham, the same...
