by Brian | Feb 8, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I always check my iPhone for the current temperature before venturing out in the winter. There’s the “temperature” and then there is the “chill factor.” I live on a very, very windy street in lower Manhattan. The intense breeze can make...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2016 | Recipes
In Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes: A Modern Man’s Kitchen Handbook chef, and now author, Brendan Collings provides guidance to all men. Including the kitchen-challenged. You don’t really need courage to cook, just a smile, a great guide, and...
by Brian | May 23, 2016 | Recipes
I recently posted a review of Eat Drink Shine, from authors who are triplets and who share the Shine restaurant in Boulder. They strike a great balance in this book, offering healthy ideas, without sacrificing culinary happiness. And the book has bright ideas to...
by Brian | May 9, 2016 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yes, parsnips for dessert. I’m fine. Really. No need to adjust my meds. Taste buds are fine. I’m looking forward to spring. But in the lingering days of winter, there is the possibility here to do wonderful things with interesting foods. Have you ever in...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“You should try Home Grown Harvest, too,” the publicist for Ryland, Peters and Small said to me. She was being so cooperative and charming. I had called her to get some samples of baking books, books filled with warm, gooey, sugary things. And here she was telling me...
