by Brian | Apr 16, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
I just posted a TBT review of Tart It Up! by Eric Lanlard. Eric’s tarts are perfect foods for these difficult times. They are wonderfully satisfying on the day you make them and the leftovers are something to look forward to. Tarts can come sweet or savory. Here...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
In these days of being locked down at home, cooking chores can weigh on us all. One key trick is to make dishes that give you leftovers you really want to eat. Like a tart with a wonderful crust and a yummy filling. A tart for your main course or a tart for dessert....
by Brian | Apr 9, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
There are several great meat cookbooks but if you want the best, you need to turn to Great Britain. British roast beef? Meat pies? Legs of lamb? No country is as great as Great Britain. Yes, I have just offended all those Texas barbeque joints, but this is...
by Brian | Apr 9, 2020 | Recipes, TBT
It is early spring. Time for the first asparagus of the season. What can we do with chicken so that it doesn’t taste just like chicken? Well, the special and distinctive flavor of asparagus is surely a path to follow. This lovely recipe from Great Britain is...
by Brian | Mar 19, 2020 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
I am writing this the week that we evacuated from New York City. We are upstate, staying home from the virus. In this period of stress, we all need comfort food. I’ll be blogging away with ideas. Suzi and I hope you are well and safe. This recipe is from...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
In 2015 I first posted this review of Jacque Burdicks’s lovely French Cooking en Famille. Published in 1989, it brought rave reviews, like this one from M.F.K. Fisher: “French Cooking En Famille is written with so much skill and knowledge that it si...
