by Brian | Mar 22, 2019 | Recipes
It’s spring and time for trout. This recipe from Basque Country notes that fishermen venture out into cold spring streams to secure brown trout, ideal for this recipe. Trout and salmon are closely related, but we eat far more salmon than trout. If you’ve had a...
by Brian | Mar 8, 2019 | Recipes
Earlier this week I posted a review Basque Country, a most impressive account of the cuisine of a unique culture. Located in the far northeast in Spain and southwest corner of France, Basque country has mountains, meadows and seacoasts that furnish their...
by Brian | Jan 19, 2019 | Recipes
Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, you ate a lot of grilled cheese sandwiches. They were all the same: two slices of Wonder Bread and one or two slices of Kraft cheese, depending on how rich your parents were. The only differentiation was whether your sandwich...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2018 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe for Parmesan Pastry Crust. Easy and savory and destined for a quiche or other dish enabled by cheese. Here’s the recipe you want: Creamy Prosciutto and Leek Pie. This dish is a delight: rich, dense and rumbling with flavor. There’s a bonus,...
by Brian | Aug 21, 2018 | Recipes
In her new and delightful The Art of the Party Kay Plunkett-Hogge’s expertise is on full display. Drinks and noshes of all shapes and size and flavors roll off the pages of this tidy and most helpful book. Here’s one idea: serve little shots of soup. Kay offers...
