by Brian | Apr 2, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This coming weekend offers us Passover and...
by Brian | Aug 27, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Peaches bring out the best and worst in us. It’s not us really. It’s the damn peaches. They are so very, very frustrating to work with. They can rot in an hour. They can be rock hard for days, seeming to never want to ripen. Or they can ripen and have very...
by Suzi | Jun 22, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Just Grill This by Sam Zien, The Cooking Guy, is one of those books you might take a quick glance at and then just pass on by. Sam’s picture on the cover of this paperback is intentionally nerdish and this clearly is one of those guy‑beer‑meat‑grill books that you...
by Brian | Jun 17, 2011 | Recipes
Trout. I love trout. For me, it is the “alternative” fish. Growing up in Oregon salmon country, I had my fill of that orange fish. I lived on a major river and we could walk down to the bank, wave, and someone fishing in mid-river would motor over, cash and fish would...
by Suzi | Aug 20, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
Chicken. Chicken tastes like chicken. And that consistency is occasionally going to create culinary boredom. “Chicken, again!” someone at the table will moan. This recipe is not just an antidote for boredom. This dish is for anyone who loves sweetness and heat. When I...