by Brian | May 14, 2017 | Recipes
I just posted a review of the wonderful new book by Alain Ducasse: Simple Nature. It’s not a vegetarian book by any means, for protein does appear, but it is vegetable-centric. This is the first dish we tried out of the book, making this veggie tartare to go along...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2016 | Recipes
Are you ever embarrassed by a dish that is ethnically yours? I am. I am Irish and I’ve tried Shepherd’s Pie for decades and been endless disappointed. It’s a peasant dish and historically was made with cheap meat. Restaurants are all too happy to...
by Brian | May 1, 2016 | Recipes
“Those are wild ramps,” Suzen observed. We were on a hike in Dutchess Country at Madava Farms where you can buy Crown Maple products and take a walk through their maple forest. We actually got lost on the trails, but thanks to the magic of Google Maps, we...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2015 | Holidays, Recipes
For the holiday table, you may feature a side of roasted vegetables. I never get bored by them, but, to be honest, I can get a little tired of them. Great flavor, over and over again. Sometimes I want some roasted veggies with a little flavor tangent. Here is just the...
by Brian | Aug 5, 2015 | Recipes
The book that keeps on giving. 1000 Italian Recipes by Michele Scicolone has lots of, well 1000, recipes. You probably don’t like broccoli rabe. I never did. If served it, I would eat it to be polite, but, jeez, that flavor is so overpoweringly intense! Here,...
