by Brian | Jul 16, 2017 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a recipe from Burning Desires for a Curried Marmalade-Mustard Glaze. Author W. Park Kerr says this glaze is ideal for pork. And here’s a grilled spareribs recipe proves the point. The glaze has a substantial “body” — it is not runny or watery — so...
by Brian | Apr 10, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
For many of us, Easter is the time we enjoy lamb. And about the only time. Each year Americans eat about 30 million cattle, 110 million hogs, but only 2 million sheep. In other nations with different culinary cultures, lamb is far more of a staple protein. In...
by Brian | Aug 17, 2016 | Recipes
If someone uses the words “best” or “perfect” in a recipe title, I’m suspicious. It may be a good recipe for sure, but can it really be supreme? At Food.com, I found this Slow Ribs Perfection recipe. I had googled for a “slow...
by Brian | Jul 11, 2016 | Recipes
In Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes: A Modern Man’s Kitchen Handbook chef, and now author, Brendan Collings provides guidance to all men. Including the kitchen-challenged. You don’t really need courage to cook, just a smile, a great guide, and perhaps a...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2015 | Holidays, Recipes
Over the next two weeks, we have some holidays and the opportunity to create feasts with new flavors. This most elegant recipe is from Andrew Wong and his book A. Wong The Cookbook. Xinjiang is a province in the far northwest of China, huge in area with 1.6 million...