by Brian | Feb 4, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
Here is another Super Bowl recipe from Fingerfood by Elsa Petersen-Schepelern. There is something about mini tarts that makes everyone beam with pleasure. The smile appears even before the first bite. It is the “private” nature of each tart. A “whole” tart,...
by Brian | Feb 3, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
If I ever want to sleep on the couch, all I have to do is eat some raw onion. I like raw onion. Suzen does not. The compromise is we cook them, and we make them sweet with utilitarian value. On Sunday, you have the Super Bowl and that’s a day for snacking. It’s an...
by Brian | Feb 2, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
It is less than a week to the Super Bowl and you have two decisions to make: who to root for and what to eat. I’m repeating this post because it is iconic: we neeed wings, dips, drinks, and dessert. I must admit one little point: the wings picture above...
by Brian | Feb 1, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
Yesterday I did a cookbook review of Fingerfood by Elsa Petersen-Schepelern. I mentioned three recipes that seem ideally posed for a Super Bowl Feast. This is one of them: different, bright and bursting with flavor. How can a crabcake be different? Well, this...
by Brian | Jan 31, 2017 | Recipes
In the dazzling new book Big Bad Breakfast, author John Currence goes all out to exploit his Southern culinary heritage. Born in New Orleans with all its French influence, he went to college in Virginia and North Carolina, but often visited Charleston in the...
by Brian | Jan 30, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
If you can find figs now, and you might, then here is a lovely salad that can be the centerpiece of a Sunday Brunch. A Superbowl Sunday brunch.! Created with a cascade of flavors and colors and textures, this salad is one of the “appetizer” ideas you’ll find in the...
