by Brian | Feb 11, 2018 | Recipes
It’s a big week coming up: Valentines Day. Cards, flowers, chocolate. If you don’t know the website Simmer + Sauce, https://www.simmerandsauce.com/, then you are missing out on wonderful recipes. We all love chocolate. Well, almost all. And we love dulce...
by Brian | Feb 10, 2018 | Recipes
Just today I did a review of Mildreds Vegan. This new cookbook, by Daniel Acevedo and Sarah Wasserman, presents vegan recipes from the Mildreds chain of restaurant in London. A vegetarian hallmark, Mildreds has a battery of vegan recipes that all of us will enjoy....
by Brian | Feb 9, 2018 | Recipes
Just today I did a review of bring it! This new cookbook by Ali Rosen presents tried and true recipes you can lug to a potluck or other casual dining experience. If the gathering is one where everyone contributes a dish, this dish is sure to capture attention as you...
by Brian | Feb 8, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I always check my iPhone for the current temperature before venturing out in the winter. There’s the “temperature” and then there is the “chill factor.” I live on a very, very windy street in lower Manhattan. The intense breeze can make...
by Brian | Feb 6, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
With strawberries available year-round, what can you do with them? On cold winter days, what better than cold strawberry lemonade. Spiked with Prosecco. Once made, we put the lemonade, not in the refrigerator, but out on our screened in porch. It...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2018 | Recipes
It was just about a year ago that Onions Etcetera by Kate Winslow and Guy Ambrosino came dancing into our kitchen. Every week or so, we enjoy one of the grand recipes in this book. I cannot recommend any cookbook more highly than this one. Here’s a perfect example:...
