by Brian | Oct 22, 2018 | Recipes
I recently gave an enthusiastic review of The Goodness of Honey. This is one of the recipes that struck my eye on the first pass through the book. A lovely salad with turkey, avocado and tomatoes topped with a Mediterranean-style dressing of yogurt, mint and lemon...
by Brian | Oct 18, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Yes, red peppers: flavor bombs. How can you use them to best effect? Beyond salsa? Put them into a tart shell. Yeah, you are making pastry with them. And you fill that pastry with tomatoes and potatos to create a supreme tart. This TBT recipe is one Suzi and I...
by Brian | Oct 17, 2018 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
In her lovely new book, Rose’s Baking Basics, reviewed here, provides a kitchen-full array of baked goods. Where to start when testing a baking book? Brownies, of course. And which one? Well, Rose calls this My Best Brownies. The secret ingredient here is cream...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2018 | Recipes
A couple of weeks ago, I got my review copy Comfort: Food to Soothe the Soul. by John Whaite. My review is here and I will repeat myself: this book is essential. It’s filled with wonderful ideas, new creative ideas that boggle your mind. This recipe is a...
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by Brian | Oct 15, 2018 | Really Simple, Recipes
This recipe comes from the new Comfort by John Whaite, a lovely and an important book. The spotlight is on the tarragon, ideal for chicken and mushrooms. Now, the thing about John’s book is that the recipes are important as written but also serve as templates. For...
by Brian | Oct 12, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
The season for Concord grapes is almost over, lasting just from the end of August to mid-October. Then you have to wait a full year. Act now. There is no other flavor like Concord. Which explains the juices and the jams. There are other ways to employ Concord grapes,...
