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Salmon Dip with That Leftover Salmon

Salmon Dip with That Leftover Salmon

  The nightmare is always the same. I am hungry, I go downstairs to the refrigerator, open the door, and there it all is. The fridge is filled with stacks of one overpowering awful, disgraceful dish. Salmon cakes. The only thing you can make with leftover salmon....
Grilling a Steak and Maximizing Meat Flavor

Grilling a Steak and Maximizing Meat Flavor

While nothing beats a great steak, we often struggle to attain that greatness. How often have you, or someone at your table, reached for salt, and salt, and salt, to get the flavor boost you are convinced that steak needs. Of course, there are the endless lines of...
Brian’s Lemon Drop Cocktail

Brian’s Lemon Drop Cocktail

In a cocktail, what is the most important ingredient? Well, you might say, it has to be the booze. You’re right in the sense that poor quality liquor is going to make for a struggling drink. But I often think of the liquor as simply the base for the drink and the...
Monogamy and Vinaigrettes

Monogamy and Vinaigrettes

  Do I support monogamy? You betcha. Cause Suzen has informed me of the long, painful death I would experience. Not that I need to be threatened. I mean, do I look like Newt Gingrich? On the other hand, a man is entitled to a little variety in life. When I met...

The Most Extraordinary French Lemon Cream Tart

The title of this post is bold and taken directly from Baking by Dori Greenspan. After chocolate, Brian's favorite flavor is lemon. If a lemon tart is on the dessert menu, he's ready to raise his hand. And I agree: a good tart, with sweet pastry shell and...