by Brian | Aug 4, 2017 | Recipes
Brunch. What to serve? Something benedict? Pancakes? Scrambled eggs? Here’s a different idea from John Whaite’s brilliant Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredients. Nectarines, or peaches, are nearing high season now. Ripe, juicy and filled with flavor, here you top them with a...
by Brian | Dec 18, 2016 | Recipes
If you are reading this early Sunday morning, you have a chance to dash to the store, do some buying and return home to prepare an elegant brunch. Otherwise, you have a whole week to prepare in advance for this excellent brunch main course. It’s from the...
by Brian | Aug 20, 2016 | Recipes
Muffins. Does anybody not like muffins? How about a savory muffin? Yes, something you do not goop up with strawberry jam. You can still use butter or cream cheese on these but, frankly, jam would be a distraction when you already garlic, yogurt, zucchini, pistachio...
by Brian | Jun 27, 2015 | Recipes
We have two weeks of spring left and perhaps a few more of “spring” asparagus. In Breakfast Comforts Rick Rodgers encourages us all to spend more time in our kitchens crafting a healthy breakfast. In a busy world, that’s a big request. But that...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2015 | Recipes
Joy Wilson’s Homemade Decadence has this great premise: the most important meal of the day, of the week, is brunch. Just the word “brunch” connotes something special. It’s not breakfast. It’s brunch. Here’s one of Joy’s...