by Brian | Aug 21, 2018 | Recipes
In her new and delightful The Art of the Party Kay Plunkett-Hogge’s expertise is on full display. Drinks and noshes of all shapes and size and flavors roll off the pages of this tidy and most helpful book. Here’s one idea: serve little shots of soup. Kay offers...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2017 | Recipes
In Deviled Eggs Debbie Moose has an assortment of ideas that will change your perspective on this dish forever. Never been inspired by simple deviled eggs with a bit of paprika bite? Why not transform them into a meal? Or at least an appetizer that has you pondering...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2017 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a cookbook review of Smoking Hot & Cold by Charlotte Pike. And a recipe for Smoked Onions, too. Here’s the way author Charlotte Pike suggests using those smoked onions: in a dramatic Smoked Onion Tart with Spinach, Blue Cheese and Sage. This is...
by Brian | May 6, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ikaria is the tribute by Diane Kochilas to the native island of her family. Sunny, dry, even dessert-like, Ikaria is a land that requires hard work and careful management of daily resources. The recipes here could stand as the core for a Mediterranean diet: “simple”...
by Brian | Sep 20, 2016 | Recipes
In Paleo: Monday to Friday author Daniel Green provides an excellent discussion of the Paleo concept: what it is, what you can eat, what you should not. His concept is to follow the Paleo path on the weekdays. Weekends are up to you. There are, it turns out, enough...
