by Brian | Nov 19, 2018 | Recipes
The lovely new cookbook From the North is alive with ideas that will please you year round. Some of them are seasonal: rhubarb syrup, for example, which I will post next spring. Some of her recipes, like this one, can be used year round. Author Katrin Bjork says this...
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...
by Brian | May 23, 2018 | Recipes
I know, it’s not pomegranate season. But, you can still get the seeds in stores and online. This is, I realize, at first blush a fall and winter recipe. But you really can enjoy it now, with fresh spring cabbage, or you can file this away for later in the year. This...
by Brian | Nov 17, 2017 | Recipes
Gizzi’s Seasons Eatings by Gizzi Erksine is a book I’ve reviewed here. Gizzi is British, actually British-Italian and her book radiates the holiday treats of both cultures. It is a bright, bright book. The colors, as you can see in the photo above, are quite intense....
by Brian | Aug 2, 2017 | Recipes
When I heard “chicken salad” my mind pops with a vision of the creamy dressing. I always apply. Or, as my wife says, “Too much dressing.” Here’s a Vietnamese version of chicken salad with no mayo. The onion is still there but now accelerated with fresh ginger....
