by Brian | Oct 8, 2017 | Recipes
You may recall the story of King Canute, the monarch who went to the beach and commanded the tide to stop coming in. He failed. Hubris. I have a more reasonable belief. I still wear shorts in November. And I eat summer food. And I do believe I push back the onset of...
by Brian | Oct 4, 2017 | Recipes
To get what I want from my wife Suzi, I resort to different means. This time, I decided to be simple, honest and straightforward. “I would like some gazpacho,” I announced. She turned to me. Normally, I am the gazpacho maker. I continued, “There is this White Gazpacho...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2017 | Recipes
I’m off to get the morning paper. The sun is out, no clouds in the sky. I step outside. I stop. I go inside and then return to the street with a jacket on. Fall has arrived. Time for warmer foods, fall comfort foods. From Broth and Stock by Jennifer McGruther comes...
by Brian | Aug 18, 2017 | Recipes
Two weeks ago I saw the first red leaves. Now, on August 18th, there are red and gold dashes up and down the Hudson Valley. And many of those trees that were bright green in July have adopted serious traces of brown camouflage Autumn is arriving, sooner than normal...
by Brian | May 24, 2017 | Recipes
Great soup does not come from a can. It simply cannot. You need a pot or a Dutch oven and some time. Fresh ingredients are a boon. You don’t need any of those preservatives, listed on the side of that soup can, because you are eating this the day it is made,...
