by Brian | Mar 19, 2016 | Recipes
I’m posting this on a Saturday morning, just in time to suggest a weekend meal for you. Tacos. Not those standard beef/chili tacos. Fish tacos, blatantly bold fish tacos. Suzi and I have used smoked salmon for a Seattle-style taco. Or, here, we use a wetter...
by Brian | Mar 11, 2016 | Recipes
Last week I did a TBT cookbook review of Rosa’s New Mexican Table by Roberto Santibanez. This picture is in the book and I cannot take my eyes off it. I love trout. Pan-fried trout. Now to see baked trout nestled amidst onion and mushrooms and chiles and epizote is to...
by Brian | Jul 23, 2015 | Recipes
In The New Persian Kitchen, author and chef Louisa Shafia takes us on a journey to the cuisine of her family homeland. Using a combination of original and inventive recipes, traditional and Western ingredients, Lousia offers us her bright, personal perspective on...
by Brian | Dec 1, 2014 | Recipes
You are probably very proud of your kitchen. You’ve invested time in the appliances, the cabinets, tile and lighting. And you have found that the kitchen is often the centerpiece of family life. What is underused in your kitchen? Here’s a hint: look...
by Brian | May 23, 2014 | Recipes
This is a powerfully flavorful fish recipe. Chef George Mendes has a quick cod solution: instead of using salt cod and soaking it for days, he quick cures fresh cod by letting it stand in kosher salt for just 10 minutes. The conversion from days to minutes means this...
