by Brian | Oct 10, 2017 | Recipes
Earlier today I posted a cookbook review of Smoking Hot & Cold by Charlotte Pike. Here’s the recipe I fell in love with: smoked onions [and some garlic, too, in the picture]. What to do with them? They keep in your refrigerator for up to a week. You can just eat...
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 | Sep 11, 2016 | News, Techniques
There is something quite beautiful about a head of roast garlic. Complex. Just a little alien looking and even puzzling. Okay, I roasted it. Now what? You can spread that roasted garlic over bread and pair with wine. No, I would not just eat cloves of roasted garlic....
by Brian | Aug 20, 2016 | Recipes
Muffins. Does anybody not like muffins? How about a savory muffin? Yes, something you do not goop up with strawberry jam. You can still use butter or cream cheese on these but, frankly, jam would be a distraction when you already garlic, yogurt, zucchini, pistachio...
by Brian | May 29, 2016 | Recipes
I recently posted a review of The Kitchen Shelf, a new and clever book for “us.” Many of us have not attended culinary school, have very busy lives, and need some assistance in the kitchen. What should we buy to stock our kitchen? What can we cook that is...