by Brian | May 17, 2012 | Recipes
“I’M TRYING TO WORK HERE!” Suzen was vociferous. “I was just trying to clarify a point about you, Suzi. You are really a Queenie.” “Brian, for the last time, I am a Brooklyn girl.” “No, your parents had their home in Queens.” “I was BORN in a BROOKLYN...
by Brian | Mar 29, 2012 | Recipes
Have you ever gotten to a recipe on the web and not had a clue how you made it there? Well, this time I do know every step of my path. My grandson wanted a...
by Brian | Feb 27, 2012 | Recipes
There can be no argument. The best chicken recipes in the world are French. Now, I have just insulted advocates for Italian cuisine and Chinese and every BBQ fanatic across America. I love all those other styles, but it’s just a plain fact: French recipes and...
by Brian | Jan 18, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
We need to clarify something. The phrase “slow cooker” does not refer to some dim-witted person in the kitchen. No, a slow cooker is one of those kitchen devices you may have ignored for some time. You may have one already, orphaned on a back shelf. Or you may walk by...
by Brian | Sep 18, 2011 | Recipes
I do love chicken wings and I’m fortunate to live just a few block from a spot, Walker’s, in Tribeca that has awesome, fire hot, sweat inducing wings. Before Buffalo wings were invented up in wonderful Buffalo, New York, chicken wings were scrap. You’d toss...
