by Brian | Apr 22, 2014 | Recipes
Yes, ten years ago you could not spell chipotle or easily find them in many stores. Now, every dish seems to contain it. Chipotle overload? Perhaps. It is time to be selective, and this recipe is just that. Chipotle is combined with cheddar cheese and paprika. The...
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by Brian | Apr 22, 2014 | Menus, News
Yes, I know, Easter was last Sunday. But there will be an Easter again, short of a meteor strike. And there are other times during the spring and summer that you may be celebrating. Here is the menu we had on Sunday. The next few days will see a post with each...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2014 | Recipes
Marie Simmons is a friend and very trusted author. Trusted? Take any recipe, from any of her 20+ cookbooks, and you just have to follow the simple, totally clear directions. Your results will be, well not just results, but a culinary accomplishment that will truly...
by Brian | Aug 19, 2013 | Recipes
A couple of weeks ago the Wednesday food section of The New York Times featured a photograph so big you’d have to be 20/500 not to have seen it. A tart, no a crostata with tomatoes and a shimmering honey-thyme glaze. Who would conceive of such a thing? Why...
by Brian | Jul 2, 2013 | Recipes
Earlier this year I posted a delectable recipe from Vintage Cakes. The Blitz Torte featured two layers of cake with honey custard in between, and, in our modification, on top. Add berries and this torte is truly, dramatically wonderful But, it does not stop...
