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by Brian | Jan 30, 2015 | Recipes
All this week I’ve been writing about dishes to have during the Super Bowl. The custom for sports fans on this long and intense Sunday is snack food: say wings and ribs. And I’ve shared recipes for just those, dishes, ones filled with spice and dash. How...
by Brian | Jan 5, 2015 | Recipes
I love baked potatoes and, over the decades, I must have consumed acres of them. I would never insult those nice folks in Idaho by saying a baked potato can be boring. But it can be improved upon. I’ve done twice baked before where you simple extract the potato...
by Brian | Dec 24, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
This post is going up on Christmas Eve. You have a big decision to make, perhaps the biggest culinary decision of the year. On Christmas Day, what direction will you take with the mashed potatoes? Over the years, I have posted decadent mashed potato recipes here....
by Brian | Dec 13, 2014 | Recipes
There are, of course, and infinite number of ways to make mashed potatoes. But, there are rules. Rule One: use a hand masher and NEVER use a stand mixer. There is, it turns out, a distinct difference between mashed potatoes and wallpaper paste. Rule Two: be creative....
by Brian | Nov 25, 2014 | Recipes
I cannot imagine a Thanksgiving meal without mashed potatoes. After a few decades of Thanksgivings, I have reached the stage where I can swap out the turkey for duck or maybe a stuffed pork roast, but there absolutely has to be mashed potatoes. I...
