by Brian | Jan 24, 2017 | Recipes, Super Bowl
As the Super Bowl approaches, we need to begin planning those parties. I can’t wait to see Aaron Rodgers beat the Patriots. Oh, wait. Okay, Matt Ryan will. Maybe. Regardless, we still need great food for the biggest sports day of the year. From...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2016 | Recipes
Cool. Refreshingly cool. Tzatziki, a combo of sour cream and cucumber, is a side dish that is a hallmark of Middle Eastern Cuisine. It should be on all our plates as well. Here you see it paired with meat kabobs [yes, the recipe is coming tomorrow!]. But tzatziki is a...
by Brian | Oct 9, 2015 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
I was having lunch yesterday with someone from a PR firm. We were discussing wines for Thanksgiving — a series of blog posts you will see soon. Why soon? Thanksgiving is weeks away and … Thanksgiving has become the great national meal. Regardless of your...
by Brian | Aug 17, 2015 | Recipes
We had a perfect light summer dinner last night: corn on the cob, avocado and cherry tomato salad with vinaigrette and pumpernickel bread with mango chutney atop a spread of coeur a la crème. For the crème, I have to thank my doctor and Ina Garten. My...
by Brian | Oct 10, 2011 | Recipes
The nightmare is always the same. I am hungry, I go downstairs to the refrigerator, open the door, and there it all is. The fridge is filled with stacks of one overpowering awful, disgraceful dish. Salmon cakes. The only thing you can make with leftover salmon....