by Brian | Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
When we think of peppers, it is often jalapeno or chipotle. Immediate fire in your mouth. Yes, those two offer flame but eventually you will want a different, a more sophisticated flavor. Think poblano! Poblanos do not present you with fire up front. Just the soft...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
The new cookbook Istanbul & Beyond is a magnificent culinary, and cultural and photographic tour, of Turkey. It’s beautiful to see the pictures of the food, the people and the incredible landscape of a vast country. Many Turkish recipes use ingredients we do here...
by Brian | Oct 6, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, Uncategorized
In her magnificent latest book, Flavorful, Tish Boyle goes to the max in fashioning grand desserts. The book is devoted to her, and probably yours, favorite flavors. We all seem to tend to vanilla and coffee and caramel. And apple. I’ve already posted Tish’s Apple...
by Brian | Oct 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Gin. I came late to gin. And it was indirect. My wife Suzi went to a gin tasting and came home raving about what a wonder it was. I was unmoved. How could gin be good? I had tasted gin when my mother offered me a sip of her martini. I was about eight. My lips...
by Brian | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
More and more you see recipes for deviled eggs. It may seem like déjà vu but these appetizers draw massive applause. For her cooking school, Cooking by the Book, Suzi has to have appetizers for 20 or 30 people ready to go 5 nights a week. She’s discovered that people...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you are typical, you sometimes eat Japanese food. Maybe sushi, maybe not. Suzi and I have a divided marriage: she is sushi, I am tonkatsu. Making Japanese food at home? Ah, we rarely do that. You probably rarely do, too. There is just this “something” that seems to...
