by Brian | May 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last December I posted this recipe and I just was kinkly informed that I had left off four of the ingredients: like the spaghetti, radicchio, lemon juice and ricotta. It was a blunder and I appreciate the correction. Here is the recipe in full. In The Lemon Cookbook,...
by Brian | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is why you need to use Google Alerts. Someone has just started a website called, of all things, cookingbythebooks.com. They added an "s" to the url. The title banner though just said "Cooking by the Book." When I complained this morning they...
by Brian | May 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is one of the meals Suzi is offering this season at Cooking by the Book: Pan-Crisped Chicken in Dijon Mustard Sauce with Cauliflower Gratin and Sautéed Spinach. I’m going to post the meal in stages, beginning with the “bright” spot on the...
by Brian | May 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the perfect cookbook. Absolutely perfect. What if you could make this Banana Rum tart for dessert? What if that dessert came after a main course of Patridge, Green Pea and Chanterelle Mushroom Tart. Yes, you can use chicken if you...
by Brian | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
I took a 67 year journey back in time yesterday. I’d already reviewed the latest version of Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book a bit back. This edition, the 16th came out in 2014, and I compared it with the 15th edition from 2010. There were moderate changes...
by Brian | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
What cocktail has the greatest potential for variation and experimentation? I think it is the margarita, and that’s why I have written about them very often on this blog. I have even revealed my secret ingredients: lemon juice instead of lime, and an...
