by Brian | Oct 5, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this treat in 2012. Every fall, Suzi and I go to the North Fork of Long Island to pick pumpkins and get some pies from Briermere Farms [look it up, go, eat!]. We will buy food out there, but we will take along the core of a beach-side picnic. This is...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2017 | Recipes
To get what I want from my wife Suzi, I resort to different means. This time, I decided to be simple, honest and straightforward. “I would like some gazpacho,” I announced. She turned to me. Normally, I am the gazpacho maker. I continued, “There is this White Gazpacho...
by Brian | Oct 2, 2017 | Recipes
It’s that time of year when it can reach almost 80 degrees in the afternoon but, oh, after the sun goes down it can be quite cold. So, picnic season is now a bit limited in time. Or, you can wear a jacket and tailgate near your favorite team. Or, better yet,...
by Brian | Sep 28, 2017 | Recipes
The days may be warm still, but when the sun sets it gets chilly. These are the days when a warm and hearty meal is most welcome. From British meat guru Richard Turner here is a classic fall savory pie of distinction. Hog author Richard H. Turner describes this as one...
by Brian | Sep 27, 2017 | Recipes
Summer is officially gone, so naturally the temperature is up. It’s in the 80s and those last fruits of the year are ready and waiting at your local farmers market. Peaches make delicious beverages. Even those peaches you got two days ago when they were hard and now...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2017 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Sweet and Tart is a lovely “single subject” cookbook. It features 70 recipes featuring citrus. The royalty of citrus is the Meyer lemon, small in size and intense in flavor. The Meyer lemon trees are native to China but were imported to the US in 1908. They were grown...
