by Brian | Nov 3, 2018 | Recipes
I just posted a review of Tasting Italy yesterday, a new book that is both cookbook and tour guide to Italy. It is a brilliant book filled with 100 recipes from every region of Italy. Beans. Let’s be clear. American’s don’t automatically jump to eat beans. Except for...
by Brian | Sep 14, 2018 | Recipes
There are times when you want something on the side. A side dish, of course. But it has to be quick. I do enjoy the different flavors of Bush’s Best beans, but I have to say I always augment them. This week I opened a can of Chili Beans with Hot Chili Sauce....
by Brian | Aug 30, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
It is almost September and people think fall but it is still summer for three weeks so you need to barbecue like hell. Suzi and I go to barbecue joints all the time, here in NYC and around the country. Most places disappoint us. Oh, they can do meat for sure. But the...
by Brian | Jun 13, 2018 | Recipes
Do you remember your first time? No, not that first time. The first time you ate chili? I do. It was grade school for me. Every other Friday we had chili with cornbread. Meatless chili to be sure because it was the 1950s and Friday. It was a public school but in those...
by Brian | Jun 10, 2018 | Recipes
In The Minimalist Kitchen author Melissa Coleman has some wonderful ideas: full of flavor, easily made, and with a touch of surprise. It’s not a vegetarian cookbook by any means, but there are recipes like this one that will surely make you smile. Being a vegetarian...
