by Brian | May 23, 2017 | Recipes
When you pick up a cookbook with a picture of one of the recipes inside — and not all cookbooks do that — jump to that very recipe inside the book. See if the recipe inspires you as much as the pretty picture. This recipe adorns the cover of Let Them East Kale! by...
by Brian | May 21, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
My wife Suzi has 100 to 200 people a week come into our kitchen and cook meals. She runs the hands-on cooking school Cooking by the Book and teams visit here to have fun, learn, and enjoy a perfect meal. That perfection comes in part from our ingredients. We use the...
by Brian | May 9, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I’m posting this in early May but peaches are already available. And they are good. You can enjoy this dish all the way to fall and, if you try it, I’m expect it will grace your table more than once. A spiced-topped buttermilk cake is paired with peaches...
by Brian | Jun 5, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
A month ago, we were wondering if spring would ever come. Cold and nasty in the Catskills. And in fact, spring never came. It is suddenly in the 80’s or 90’s each day. Somehow the leaves all came out in a couple of weeks and it is now green, sweltering and...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2015 | Dessert Digest
Here’s a continuation of Peach Week. On Wednesday, I presented a recipe for Grilled Peaches and yesterday there was a post Peach Glazed Pork Chops with Grilled Peaches as the side dish. But grilling makes these peaches ideal for dessert, too. Really ideal....
