by Brian | May 21, 2015 | Recipes
In her latest book Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, Jennifer McLagan entices us to put away our instinctive fear of the flavor bitter. Yes, instinctive. Many of the plants and berries that our earlier hunter-gatherer ancestors were foraging...
by Brian | Mar 23, 2015 | Recipes
In tomorrow’s post, you’ll find a recipe for Porcini-Braised Beef with Horseradish Mascarpone from Curtis Stone’s new book Good Food, Good Life. It was the Horseradish Mascarpone that hooked Suzen and me on making the recipe. Curtis always has these...
by Brian | Feb 1, 2012 | Recipes
By one report I saw today, there will be over 30 million Super Bowl parties on Sunday. That’s going to be a lot of dip. Dip for chips, vegetables, even shrimp or crab. And for those more upscale “dipables” like seafood you’ll want an equally upscale dip. Something...
by Suzi | Feb 4, 2011 | Recipes
Here’s another chicken wings recipe that is delicious but not hot. This one is sweet — thanks to maple syrup — yet with a tang thanks to some pepper, vinegar, and horseradish. The spices here are present in small amounts, enough to give a hint of fire, but without...
by Brian | Jan 10, 2011 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
This post has a happy ending. I’m going through a cookbook, a new cookbook, looking for a great recipe. A healthy recipe. It’s not immediately easy: First sauce recipe, page 54, béchamel: butter and milk. Page 60, mornay sauce: butter and milk and now cream and...
