by Brian | Jan 17, 2017 | Recipes
“What am I gonna eat?” I asked. I happen to be a little allergic to shellfish. Like deathly allergic. For her hands on cooking class at Cooking by the Book, Suzi had piles of clams and mussels and shrimp. “I have some meatballs,” Suzi...
by Brian | Jan 16, 2017 | Recipes
I just posted a review of brilliant potato book: Smashed Mashed Boiled and Baked. Author Raghavan Iyer grew up in India where his mother used potatoes regularly. It’s a long way from Peru to India, but potatoes have made the journey worldwide. Every...
by Brian | Jan 13, 2017 | Recipes
A work of art. Almost too beautiful to eat. Almost. This recipe comes from Nourish by Amber Locke, artist, photographer, recipe developer, and super write. Nourish is filled with salads like this: distinctive, boldly new, and dramatic in appearance. For you...
by Brian | Jan 12, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
It's a month to Super Bowl Sunday. Time to plan. How about a plate of meatballs. Meatballs are popular. They must always have been popular. Actually, no. There is a tool from Google, the Ngram, where you put in a word and see how frequently is has been...
by Brian | Jan 11, 2017 | Recipes
Potatoes are New World. If you say Old World to me, I often think of Ancient Greece, about as far away from Peru as you can get. Yet, over the centuries, Old and New Worlds have grown quite close. Take those New World potatoes and combine them with Greek feta...
by Brian | Jan 9, 2017 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
My wife likes whiskey. I like chocolate. And this weekend was cold, so I was energy low. And it was filled with football, so I was busy. I wanted an easy dessert and I wanted to please Suzi. Here’s just solution form No-Bake Cookies by Camilla V. Saulsbury....
