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 | Nov 9, 2013 | Recipes
Le Pain Quotidien is a chain of lovely restaurants, European inspired and bread-centric. The new cookbook, thrillingly titled Le Pain Quotidien Cookbook, has favorites from the restaurant but also an abundance of the emblematic tartines that are the Le...
by Brian | May 13, 2013 | Recipes
Certain marriages are just perfect. Like mine [no, I am not saying that under great duress]. And equally crab and avocado. There are an infinite number of ways to match up crab and avocado. They do seem an unlikely pair, but in your mouth, well, there is...
by Brian | Apr 25, 2013 | Recipes
Sometimes you need to sit back, rethink, and change your mind. Deviled eggs. I was not a fan. Soft boiled? I’m all in. Deviled? Uh, I never found something that made me happy. And then Kathy Casey wrote D’Lish Deviled Eggs and my life is changed. It turns out, that if...
by Brian | Dec 29, 2012 | Recipes
During the holiday season, there can be discussions between the partners in a marriage over what to serve at their next dinner party. “Something chicken,” I began. “NO.” Suzen was shouting again. Low frustration level. It’s her, not me. “Cornish Game Hens with...
