by Brian | Apr 22, 2016 | Recipes
Now. Now is the time to strike out and make all those asparagus dishes you have been savoring since asparagus finally disappeared last summer. You’ve seen ideas since then, craved them, clipped them, saved them in a drawer or on your computer. Or, you can use...
by Brian | Apr 18, 2016 | Recipes
When author Diana Henry wrote A Bird in the Hand offered recipes from near and far. This one is not too far from Great Britain. Inspired by the cuisine of southwestern France, she’s adopted the cooking method for the standard British, and American, home kitchen. So,...
by Brian | Apr 12, 2016 | Recipes
When author Diana Henry wrote A Bird in the Hand she wanted her chicken dishes filling the plate with flavors from around the world. Her chicken is married Mediterranean style with Marsala, olives and blood oranges. The visual appeal of the dish is immediate and...
by Brian | Apr 6, 2016 | Recipes
When acclaimed author Diana Henry wrote A Bird in the Hand she meant chicken, the whole chicken, and nothing but chicken. It’s a single topic book: chicken. It’s the best chicken book I have ever seen. This was the first recipe Suzi and I prepared: Bourdon...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2016 | Recipes
Additions come in various flavors. Yes, “addiction” is a trigger word, but I don’t consider my sugar addiction to be terrible. I just don’t raise it with my diabetes doctor a lot. My wife is there, often, to protect me. And I appreciate it. But...