by Brian | Jul 31, 2017 | Recipes
Succotash was once a very popular dish in America. The Narragansett Indians created this recipe — succotash means “broken corn kernels.” Early American settlers adopted the dish and inexpensive succotash was on most tables during the Depression. When the economy...
by Brian | Jun 5, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ikaria is the tribute by Diane Kochilas to the native island of her family. Sunny, dry, even dessert-like, Ikaria is a land where people careful manage their resources, making every plant and animal and fish count. Here’s a perfect example, the Everything...
by Brian | May 30, 2017 | Recipes
Pure corn flavor can be hard to achieve in subtle form. Corn on the cob is often eaten with butter and there is “crosstalk” in the flavor profile in your mouth. Pure and somewhat muted corn flavor can be sublime. It’s not that forward taste in your mouth but the...
by Brian | May 23, 2017 | Recipes
When you pick up a cookbook with a picture of one of the recipes inside — and not all cookbooks do that — jump to that very recipe inside the book. See if the recipe inspires you as much as the pretty picture. This recipe adorns the cover of Let Them East Kale! by...
by Brian | Aug 25, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this recipe in 2013. It's the perfect summer soup idea: corn, of course, and crab. On a hot night, this soup and a salad are a meal unto themselves. The bisque is not simple and requires a little time and lots of ingredients. It's worth...
