by Brian | Nov 14, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
We may all have enjoyed a salad with pears and blue cheese and some nuts. It’s a great upscale dish for, say, brunch. But what about dessert? Tammy Donroe Inman suggests just that idea in Wintersweet — you can see my review here. Wintersweet is a magnificent...
by Brian | May 15, 2019 | Recipes
Let’s Eat France is a grand new tome filled with recipes, ideas, chef biographies, and details to make you believe, well start to believe, you might be a French chef. This idea appeared in a little sidebar. Take a leg of lamb — bone it....
by Brian | Apr 19, 2019 | Recipes
What is that picture? Lamb ribs, lamb ribs that you just pick up with your paws and nibble on with delight. This is NOT a quick recipe. You have to brine the ribs overnight, for example. There are lots of steps, lots to do, and lots of enjoyment. This...
by Brian | Mar 19, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Author Jose Pizarro of Basque concedes that Apple Tatin is a French recipe, not a Basque one. Although, in his defense, the Basque region covers both northeastern Spain and southwestern France. He says he has included it because he likes it. And the...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2018 | Recipes
I recently gave an enthusiastic review of The Goodness of Honey. This is one of the recipes that struck my eye on the first pass through the book. A lovely salad with turkey, avocado and tomatoes topped with a Mediterranean-style dressing of yogurt, mint and lemon...