by Brian | Apr 18, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
This recipe was posted three years ago at holiday time, when it was cold. It’s supposed to be spring. It’s still cold. There is one last shot here for a lovely savory risotto. This calls for mushrooms and you should keep those but a splash of spring peas...
by Brian | Apr 11, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
From a couple of years ago comes this lovely spring idea: Spring Vegetable Tartare. Feel free to improvise here. There is no way to go wrong and an infinite number of ways to go great. Enjoy this Ducasse wonder. I just posted a review of the wonderful new book...
by Brian | Apr 4, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
This idea from three year’s ago is a definitely new twist of Shepard’s Pie. This one actually tastes good and you’ll be proud to bring it to the table. Are you ever embarrassed by a dish that is ethnically yours? I am. I am Irish and I’ve tried...
by Brian | Mar 28, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
I am a waffle ho’. I have to admit. Last year I got a second waffle iron for the city — we had one upstate but we are only there on weekends. And I’ve been experiment with old and recipes. I find this recipe to quite different from...
by Brian | Mar 14, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Published in 1993, this was one of Michele Scicolone’s first cookbooks. If you go to Amazon, the prices for copies now vary widely for this paperback: 8 used from $4.30, 4 new from various sites at $79.95 and Amazon’s own copy for a mere $150.79. I...
by Brian | Mar 7, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
Earlier today I posted a review of Emilia Romagna, one of the books in the Time Life series Flavors of Italy. This dessert caught my eye. A thin pie or tort with a filling of coffee, cocoa and almonds. I would top my piece with whipped cream, or ice cream, but...
