by Brian | Sep 23, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
I was expecting something else. For a recent dinner party, Suzen and I poured over cookbooks and she found this roasted potato recipe rich with cheese. It would take a few days off your lifespan, but who’s looking five years ahead anyway? I so looked forward to that...
by Suzi | Jul 3, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
If I asked you to name a fragile food, you might start with eggs. Ice cream, for some reason, perhaps. It’s tough to break food. But it can turn south in a hurry. Those raspberries you brought home, the ones that became the science experiment on the back of the second...
by Suzi | Jun 11, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
To my husband, nothing seems more like morning than a potato dish radiating the scent of burning vegetables. The aroma of blackness is his inspiration for the rest of the day. Brian loves his potatoes, and he is gracious enough to buy what he needs, kiss me, and say...
by Brian | May 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe for White Anchovy Vinaigrette, and I promised today you’d have a wonderful way to use that flavorful dressing. Here that recipe is: potatoes, olives and capers tossed with the vinaigrette. Talk about sensory overload: here you have anchovy,...
by Brian | Mar 17, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
If you played sports in high school or college, there was a phrase you never wanted to hear: second string. Being a second stringer was hell. You only got to play in case of injuries or fouls or ejection because of a fight. There’s that line about “they also serve who...
