by Suzi | Mar 20, 2011 | Recipes
Cauliflower is becoming one of our favorite veggies. The trick has been to extend the basic flavor. Usually, you’ve had steamed cauliflower and, I think, at best that result could be described as distinctive, but not something you’d crave every day. Well, if you...
by Suzi | Feb 28, 2011 | Recipes
Michael Chiarello lives in Napa Valley. He cooks, he creates wonderful restaurants [Tra Vigne, Bottega, …] and he writes recipes that you will want to try. The subtitle to his new book Bottega — his seventh — reads “Bold Italian Flavors from the...
by Suzi | Dec 29, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“One to ten,” Brian offered. I was so angry. I simply counted to ten, then responded. “One to one.” He was a little shaken at my response. He looked at me to gauge how serious I was. “One to eight,” he began to compromise. “One to two,” I retaliated. “One to seven,”...
by Suzi | Sep 1, 2010 | Recipes
I know that the title of this post will have caused some people to pause for just a moment. How can a blog devoted to chocolate and alcohol present something about cauliflower? It turns out that my food pyramid is defective: Level 1: Sugars: white, light brown, dark...