by Brian | Jun 5, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ikaria is the tribute by Diane Kochilas to the native island of her family. Sunny, dry, even dessert-like, Ikaria is a land where people careful manage their resources, making every plant and animal and fish count. Here’s a perfect example, the Everything...
by Brian | Jun 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you say “potato salad” images of a chilled delight complete with mayo and hard-boiled eggs has to appear in your mind. Not grilled potatoes. Not a whole-grain mustard vinaigrette. Not pickled shallots. But, here they all are in this lovely alternative. Well, not...
by Brian | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
When Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings he invoked the image of “one ring to rule them all.” You are unlikely in this life to encounter a hobbit, though they surely exist. But you are going to face times when you need the perfect pan to do some intense cooking. Howie...
by Brian | May 9, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I’m posting this in early May but peaches are already available. And they are good. You can enjoy this dish all the way to fall and, if you try it, I’m expect it will grace your table more than once. A spiced-topped buttermilk cake is paired with peaches...
by Brian | May 6, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ikaria is the tribute by Diane Kochilas to the native island of her family. Sunny, dry, even dessert-like, Ikaria is a land that requires hard work and careful management of daily resources. The recipes here could stand as the core for a Mediterranean diet: “simple”...
by Brian | May 4, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
Suzi and I have a lot cookbooks. A few thousand. Some of them are even older than I am. Now, technically, this book is not older than me. It’s from 1988, a revision to the 1979 Beard edition, which itself was a rewrite of his original 1944 Fowl and Game. This is, in...
