by Brian | Dec 18, 2013 | Recipes
Do you like tarragon? French nobility did. As one of the “fine herbes” in French cuisine, tarragon plants were a key component of the gardens of French nobility. Peasants need not apply. And while the French Revolution was certainly not tarragon...
by Brian | Dec 17, 2013 | Recipes
—This post is from the last two years, but I wanted to give new readers a chance for the experience of a lifetime. This perfect eggnog is exceptionally rich and satisfying. Try this once, and you’ll never turn back to conventional recipes or that store-bought...
by Brian | Dec 13, 2013 | Recipes
Suzen and I are on a book tour. Not one where we travel. One where do each recipe, one by one. Biscuits by Belinda Ellis in one of the Savor the South cookbooks available from the University of North Carolina Press. It’s addictive. Here’s our favorite...
by Brian | Dec 12, 2013 | Dessert Digest, News, Recipes
There are a large number of pumpkin pie recipes. In doing a google search last week, I began to think there might be one recipe per person on the planet. I don’t think I’m wrong. What do these recipes all have in common: pumpkin, either canned or a real pumpkin...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
The December issue of Bon Appetit has a holiday cookie idea that you must try. Even if your father is the Grinch, even if you have never had a tree, one look and these cookies are surely in your future. The colors here come from Luster Dust, a product available from...
