by Brian | Apr 5, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Spring offers us the return of old friends. Artichokes, first small and then larger as the days grow longer and sunnier. Some foods have such distinctive tastes that they are immediately recognizable. Artichokes, surely. And capers, those little salty bombs whose...
by Brian | Apr 4, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Spring plays with us. Yesterday, it was in the 50s. Today, just above freezing. Soon, spring will tire of the tease and the days up North will finally be warm. Our supermarkets are beginning to fill with produce from the South, a warmer clime to be sure. Spring...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In 50 Great Curries of Thailand, Vatcharin Bhumichitr guides us through the very spicy world of curry, Thai Curry. And, more than curries, some of the side dishes that you would find in the local restaurants and family kitchens in that country. Ajart, or fresh...
by Brian | Apr 2, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I never ate eggplant until I was forty. My life was just not on a track that wandered through vegetables. Now I encounter eggplant in Italian and Chinese food weekly. As a kid, my Italian experience was limited to macaroni and cheese from Kraft. Our weekly take...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2017 | Cookie Jar, Recipes, Uncategorized
Yes, I think that picture above is pretty darn appealing. The cookies gleam and shine and, oh yes, they taste good, too. Very good. We are used to chocolate cookies with one chocolate element, perhaps some chocolate chips or some cocoa as in a brownie. Here...
by Brian | Mar 31, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a wonderfully brilliant cocktail book, Wild Cocktails by Lottie Muir. The concept of this book is simple: go outdoors, into your garden or the forest, pick some elements of nature, and use them at home to make components:...
