by Brian | May 28, 2019 | Recipes
Just stop. Stop. Just because you see the word “broccoli” is no reason to run away. Time to man up here. Broccoli is just a veggie, not a foreign substance from Mars. It’s good for you. And, and, you might actually find this salad quite delicious. Pairing the...
by Brian | May 23, 2019 | Recipes
Oops. This is Thursday but this is not a TBT recipe. I goofed and did not publish it on Tuesday, so here it is. A super dish for the coming holiday weekend. Pasta and crab! If you read this blog often, you know that Suzi and I are ardent fans of Katie...
by Brian | May 22, 2019 | Recipes
If you read this blog often, you know that Suzi and I are ardent fans of Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi. She’s British, he’s Italian and together they have created quite a complex enterprise: cooking school, restaurant, and a flotilla of very important cookbooks....
by Brian | May 20, 2019 | Recipes
I love the new book Let’s Eat France, a tome filled with recipes, ideas, chef biographies, and details to make you believe, well start to believe, you might be a French chef. This idea appeared in a little sidebar. Take a leg of lamb — bone in....
by Brian | May 16, 2019 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
“I want shortbread,” my wife Suzi said. That is shorthand for “Find me a recipe.” I am obedient, finally, and I immediately went to Tish Boyle’s The Good Cookie. In fact, I’ve just done today’s TBT Cookbook Review featuring Tish’s essential cookie book. So, for the...
by Brian | May 16, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Okay, I am repeating myself. This the third time I have posted a review of this sensational book, the second time it is a TBT idea. It’s just the grandest, most dynamic cookie book you can find. Take a look at my original review from December 2015 when I...
