by Brian | Dec 20, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
For the end of the year feasts, why expand the range of your table with something Latin, spicy, and actually very healthy. Carrots are a super food that we just don’t see on restaurant menus or often put on our home dinner plates. Frozen food manufacturers...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2014 | Recipes
This was first posted four years ago when Dorie Greenspan's magnificent Around My French Table was a soaring and stunning rage. While the buzz may have abated, there is no decline in the importance of Dorie's work. This recipe is surely one you might consider...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2014 | Recipes
Heresy is a word we rarely use these days. Now that burning at the stake is no longer a risk, we really don’t pay attention to the rabble rousers. There are fanatical types on the other side other planet but very few in Manhattan — I’m ignoring politics policy. Some...
by Brian | Dec 2, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
“Pumpkin pie,” my grandson Daniel replied. He was ordering Thanksgiving dessert. “Find that recipe,” Suzen commanded. We have this recipe, the recipe, for pumpkin pie that is sensational. Haven’t made it for a couple of years. I go to search to find it. I search. And...
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by Brian | Nov 18, 2011 | Recipes
“How long have you had these symptoms?” the doctor asked me. “A week or two,” I answered. “About a month at this level. Decades at a reduced level.” Suzen was contributing to my diagnosis. I did not appreciate the “decades” bit. “So,” the doctor continued,...
