by Brian | Oct 31, 2014 | Recipes
Here’s a recipe in my future and hopefully yours. Suzen and I are visiting great friends, great culinary friends, for Thanksgiving. My job is to find recipes for Monday-Thursday, not just Thanksgiving. On...
by Brian | Apr 8, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Bars can be expensive. Not that hotel bar you eye occasionally, the one with the $15 drinks. No, I’m talking about your home bar. If you love cocktails and cocktails books — which I do — then it is possible to have stack of “gotta make” recipes. Taken together,...
by Brian | May 11, 2013 | Recipes
If I say Chicago, what food snaps into your mind. Pizza? Dogs? Cabbage rendered in a thousand different ways? That’s a dangerous topic to ask a person from New York, the home of true pizza and the world’s best hot dogs. And, and, which city has won more World Series?...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2012 | Recipes
So, you have some trout. And you don’t want to simply pan fry them. I understand. As good as that can be, sometimes you need something just a tad more exciting. Well, all you need is a poblano chili and a jar of marinated artichoke hearts. You fry the trout along...
by Brian | Aug 9, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Summer heat and the drought have taken their toll on our farmers and our food supply. Still, there are options to savor the best of summer: fresh corn. To help you really enjoy corn, take a look at I Love Corn by Lisa Skye [published by Andrews McMeel]. Lisa has...