by Brian | Feb 11, 2016 | Recipes
When we think of comfort food, it is often hot: mashed potatoes, meat loaf steaming from the oven, chocolate chip cookes, .. But there are other dishes, like the perfect marriage of crab and avocado, that just cannot be surpassed. Although, with my salsa here,...
by Brian | Jul 21, 2015 | Recipes
Today’s cookbook review, on a separate post, is for Mr. & Mrs. Sunday’s Suppers by Lorraine Wallace. It’s a book filled with dinner ideas for any day of the week, although personally I think these are Saturday and Sunday night meals. The recipes...
by Brian | May 21, 2015 | Recipes
In her latest book Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, Jennifer McLagan entices us to put away our instinctive fear of the flavor bitter. Yes, instinctive. Many of the plants and berries that our earlier hunter-gatherer ancestors were foraging...
by Brian | Apr 17, 2015 | Recipes
The days are longer and warmer. If it is not quite summer yet, we can pretend. The fresh, bright flavor of tomatillo salsa is always a pleasure. Whether with chips or atop chicken or fish, this condiment can rule the table. It’s best made fresh and enjoyed...
by Brian | Feb 8, 2015 | Recipes
Here is Southwestern comfort food par excellance. A masa dough is stuffed with cheese and then served with salsa, or better, avocado creama. Breakfast, brunch, lunch, appetizer or just a snack du jour. Here are both recipes for your pleasure. The crema is universal....
