by Brian | Jul 7, 2013 | Recipes
I’ve mentioned the new book Smoke & Spice by Valerie Aikman-Smith in a previous post. I enjoy the book’s presentation with its focus on sauces and seasonings rather than the meat. Everyone secretly eats BBQ for the sauce. Yes, yes you do. Don’t deny the truth...
by Brian | Jan 19, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Recipes
Hero Food by Seamus Mullen has a very different perspective. For personal health reasons, seasoned chef Mullen decided to focus on 18 very healthy ingredients and then create wonderful recipes using them. Now his list of 18 is pretty diverse: olive oil, dried, beans,...
by Brian | May 8, 2012 | Recipes
Suzi and I pride ourselves on finding great cookbooks and giving you an early alert of a new gem ready for you to enjoy. Yesterday the James Beard Foundation announced its 2011 cookbook awards. Two of the awards went to books we’ve already blogged here, and...
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by Brian | Apr 12, 2012 | Recipes
This is a long post, but worth it. Why? This is about the best pork ribs you will ever have in your life. Ever, anywhere, anytime. And it all started because I was seriously rib-deprived. “How was the Q?” Suzen asked me. I had just returned from two weeks in Austin...
by Brian | Jan 6, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
“I’m doing that,” Suzen said. She pointed to the full page picture of this roast and went to get her car keys. “You coming?” she asked at the door. “There’s a lot of stuff to carry.” Well, not that much. Suzen had been scanning the pages of All About Roasting by Molly...
