by Brian | Nov 13, 2014 | Recipes
Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. Time to consider the bird. How will you cook it? Same as every year? I’m sure your turkey last year was grand and it will be grand again. But, that bird can be grander. Author Diane Morgan, in The New Thanksgiving Table,...
by Brian | Sep 22, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Galettes are one of the happiest recipes you can imagine. They are bursting with flavor, flavor that is obvious from that open face. Ah, the open face. So much, much easier to make a galette than a “perfect pie” crust. There is nothing wrong with being...
by Brian | Mar 16, 2014 | Recipes
Hearty and regional. Calvados is the apple-based treasure that Normandy prides, along with its chickens. The Normandy coast is not quite the same climate as the south of France. The terroir affects everyone and everything. The people, often with several layers of...
by Brian | Dec 9, 2013 | Recipes
This seductive recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens new 365 Comfort Foods. Often, a comfort food is simple: a baked potato, meat loaf, brownies, … As you can see from the picture, this recipe has many components. The ingredients list is long. The dish will take...
by Brian | Dec 7, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
A fool is an English fruit dessert, typically berries in sweet custard [is there any other?]. Levi Roots in his new book Sweets offers a fall fool with a very different aspect. The berries are gone. The apples are in. Along with maple syrup. Levi lives...
