by Brian | Mar 2, 2020 | Recipes
I never saw the term “Hasselback Potatoes” until about a year ago. Now, they are an institution in many books. And that’s a good trend. What is a Hasselback potato? It’s a baked potato where the potato is sliced vertically many times before going in the oven. You make...
by Brian | Feb 11, 2020 | Recipes
From the recent hit cookbook Oaxaca comes this “mom dish.” This is dish that you would have waiting for you on a Wednesday afternoon when you come home from school. Golly, I wish I were back in school in Oaxaca. Oaxaca is considered the culinary capital of Mexico. The...
by Brian | Nov 26, 2019 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Suzi and I wish you the happiest of Thanksgivings. And the tastiest. Making the best possible mashed potatoes is something we all want. It’s also something we often defer to the last minute and we rush and … Well, we can be a tad disappointed in the...
by Brian | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Summer cooking presents some challenges. We want great food, we can be tired at the end of long hot days, and so not quite motivated to spend a lot of effort in the kitchen. And surely not a lot of time cleaning up. What if cleaning up meant lifting off a sheet...
by Brian | Apr 21, 2019 | Recipes
As I mentioned yesterday, Suzi and I are on our last weekend of Spring Break. As I write this on April 5, I’m gambling here that spring has not yet arrived in the East. Yesterday I posted an Irish Stew with lamb. Today, it is a chicken and potato stew from...
