by Brian | Mar 12, 2020 | Recipes
The great, the truly great Michel Roux died yesterday. Suzi and I have enjoyed his books and recipes for years. I posted this recipe just a year ago. Now, Suzi and I are sitting in our New York City apartment just trying to wait out the coronavirus epidemic. We...
by Brian | Feb 12, 2020 | Recipes
The subtitle of Southern Baked is Celebrating Life with Pie. It’s a great book but not every recipe is pie. In fact, here’s a vegetable recipe that is far, far from pie. How do you feel about peas? I love them. I don’t eat them very often. I suspect many of us...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2019 | Recipes
This is a recipe from Betty Rosbottom’s American Favorites, a glorious book I have review for TBT. Betty’s mom was true Southern cook. She made pork chops, actually smothered pork chops. Her mom buried the chops in onions and Betty has “modernized” the recipe by...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2019 | Recipes
In her lovely In the French Kitchen with Kids, Mardi Michels displays her love of French food and the elegant, elevated cuisine she ate when living in Paris. Of course, she admits, she had only a small kitchen there and often had to resort to store-bought food....
by Brian | Apr 17, 2019 | Recipes
The Art of the Party by culinary guru Kay Plunkett-Hoge contains a range of classic recipes that Kay has literally perfected. From the south of France, this combination of onions, garlic, thyme, anchovy, and olives is a head-rocking testament to...
