by Brian | May 23, 2019 | Recipes
Oops. This is Thursday but this is not a TBT recipe. I goofed and did not publish it on Tuesday, so here it is. A super dish for the coming holiday weekend. Pasta and crab! If you read this blog often, you know that Suzi and I are ardent fans of Katie...
by Brian | May 22, 2019 | Recipes
If you read this blog often, you know that Suzi and I are ardent fans of Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi. She’s British, he’s Italian and together they have created quite a complex enterprise: cooking school, restaurant, and a flotilla of very important cookbooks....
by Brian | Mar 9, 2019 | Recipes
Earlier this week I posted a TBT review of Emilia Romagna, one of the four volumes in the Time Life series Flavors of Italy from 1999. Here spinach, parmesan, chicken livers, sausage, and veal are cooked then combined, and finally rolled up in homemade...
by Brian | Oct 15, 2017 | Recipes
Earlier this week I posted a review of Gizzi’s Season’s Eatings, the latest offering from Gizzi Erskine. This book targets the holiday season with recipes that resonate celebratory flavor. The beautiful photos are deep and intense. When you look at the book, your...
by Brian | Aug 17, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
Here’s a TBT recipe from 7 years ago. I don’t normally think of mint and spaghetti in the same breath, but Lidia does. Besides the mint, you’ll need capers and anchovies and red pepper flakes. It’s a summer sizzler. Imagine New Jersey was an...