by Brian | Jan 9, 2019 | Recipes
I have just posted a review of Michel Roux Cheese, a tour of the cheese world in 100 recipes from a master chef. This is the recipe Suzi and I will start with as we explore this book. It’s the perfect weekend snack food: filo, veggies, and goat’s cheese. You...
by Brian | Jan 8, 2019 | Recipes
That picture is from the restaurant Buatta in Palermo. We ate there last year and truly enjoyed their version of caponata, the sweet-and-sour eggplant dish that is the trademark of Sicily. Every restaurant and every home has their own caponata recipe. We were...
![Dorie’s Roast Chicken for Lazy People [Les Paresseux]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/smaller-wc-IMG_4647-700x467.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 7, 2019 | Recipes
At Suzi’s cooking school here in Tribeca, Cooking by the Book, corporations bring in teams for an evening of teambuilding based on a kitchen experience. That experience be just fun, cooking together while sharing wine, or a real exercise in teambuilding with...
by Brian | Jan 4, 2019 | Recipes
This lovely recipe comes from the new Leon Fast Vegan. The massive book has plenty of explicit vegan recipes filled with tofu. But there are even more recipes, like this one, that will please anyone with a penchant for Asian food. If you have a wok, you are...
by Brian | Jan 3, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
This week is the start of NFL playoffs. Oh, don’t care? Okay, but someday, for some reason, you will care and you will want some snack food that tastes great and then you will regret not having looked twice at this recipe. If you are going to make any Mexican...
![The Poinsettia: The Ideal Party Cocktail [especially for New Year’s Eve!]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wc-The-Poinsettia-Cocktail-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Dec 31, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Here’s an extension to a post from a few weeks ago where I gave you the Poinsettia, a perfect holiday cocktail. I just wanted to mention that there are some interesting options.The key ingredient in the original is cranberry juice. But if you substitute,...
