by Brian | Apr 20, 2019 | Recipes
Suzi and I are on our last weekend of Spring Break out in the Southwest. I’m gambling in advance as I write this [April 5] that spring has not yet arrived in the East. If it is still chilly, you might delight with a good stew. I have one today, one tomorrow....
by Brian | Apr 19, 2019 | Recipes
What is that picture? Lamb ribs, lamb ribs that you just pick up with your paws and nibble on with delight. This is NOT a quick recipe. You have to brine the ribs overnight, for example. There are lots of steps, lots to do, and lots of enjoyment. This...
by Brian | Apr 18, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
This recipe was posted three years ago at holiday time, when it was cold. It’s supposed to be spring. It’s still cold. There is one last shot here for a lovely savory risotto. This calls for mushrooms and you should keep those but a splash of spring peas...
by Brian | Apr 17, 2019 | Recipes
The Art of the Party by culinary guru Kay Plunkett-Hoge contains a range of classic recipes that Kay has literally perfected. From the south of France, this combination of onions, garlic, thyme, anchovy, and olives is a head-rocking testament to...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2019 | Recipes
I’m just warning you. I love onions. So from now until September, you are going to see onions popping up all over this blog. But perhaps not in ways you might expect. In her new cookbook My Greek Table, Diane Kochilas offers this simple, stunning...
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by Brian | Apr 15, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
The Italian Regional Cookbook by Valentina Harris is a 600-page bible of Italian recipes. And, techniques. This cake, beautiful to behold, is quite unusual in the way it is made. Normally, when using beaten egg whites, you reserve them to the end and...
