by Brian | Sep 22, 2017 | Recipes
Garlic sauce is a complement to so many aspects of a meal. In place of gravy, it can intensify protein like chicken or steak. A baked potato with garlic sauce in place of butter? Yummy. Of course, the typical garlic sauce is thick and, perhaps, a tad heavy. The...
by Brian | Aug 17, 2015 | Recipes
We had a perfect light summer dinner last night: corn on the cob, avocado and cherry tomato salad with vinaigrette and pumpernickel bread with mango chutney atop a spread of coeur a la crème. For the crème, I have to thank my doctor and Ina Garten. My...
by Brian | Jul 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
There are no little things, or so someone said to me. Several times before she left. Anyway. It turns out, there are small things, tiny gems that can adorn a plate or a dish and promote it from good to great. Take sour cream. By itself, white and stingy to the palate....
by Brian | Jul 28, 2014 | Recipes
These moments occur in every marriage. “We have to talk,” I began. Suzen paused, looked in my face, and realized I was serious. “What?” was her reply. “Something is not as good as we thought,” I began. Brilliant way to start...
by Brian | Apr 12, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I compared the spectrum of quick summer fruit desserts you can assemble: cobblers, crumbles, betties, grunts, slumps, … And I suggested that you can pair any of them with vanilla ice cream. Flo Braker has another idea: whipped cream sauce. Have you...