by Brian | Aug 21, 2014 | Recipes
It’s strictly your choice. This salad can be just that: salad. Or, it can be the entire meal. There is asparagus and zucchini here, which provide bulk and substance as well as flavor. Tomatoes provide their usual accents while avocadoes donate their rich,...
by Brian | Jun 9, 2014 | Recipes
My mother was deathly allergic to garlic, so I never had garlic until I was about twenty-four and tried an Italian restaurant in East Baltimore. Cheap restaurant, so when the food tasted different to me, I made a face. A discussion with a waitress followed and I...
by Brian | May 6, 2014 | Recipes
It’s spring, officially, but on the same date, spring can be brightly different in different cities. Here in New York, the trees have blossomed and a few green leaves are poking out. Yet, it still seems cold in the daytime and you see winterish coats everywhere. In...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2013 | Recipes
If I say “asparagus” you probably think of those green stalks with the reticulated tips. But green, definitely, green. In Europe, asparagus is very popular, from Spain through Switzerland including France and the Netherlands and Poland and Italy. And in all...
by Brian | May 11, 2011 | Recipes
I’m not sure why or how, but I grew up thinking asparagus was the most disgusting vegetable ever. And since I had a long list of hated vegetables, asparagus was a dish I was sure I would never eat again. At some point in my life, I actually began to grow up. Cheap...
