by Brian | Jul 11, 2017 | Recipes
For 20 years, Charles Phan’s The Slanted Door has spotlighted modern Vietnamese cuisine with élan and boldness. I reviewed the book earlier. Here is one of the recipes that make this book so appealing. There is a look, a complexity to Asian cuisine that we often do...
by Brian | Jun 3, 2017 | Recipes
I wanted to make this slaw, which requires Miracle Whip — a culinary necessity according to author W. Park Kerr. He’s a Texan from generations back and he’s hooked on Miracle Whip, as are many in Texas and the South. Thing is, I had mayo in my fridge but no Miracle...
by Brian | Nov 3, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
I posted this several years ago. It's a wonderful sandwich and today is National Sandwich Day, so I'm happy to put the spotlight back on pork + gerkins + cabbage + apples. It's a Fall recipe supreme. When we say, “I’ll have the pork...
by Brian | Dec 2, 2014 | Recipes
This is a consummate winter meal: pork cutlets brined in sugar and salt, served with warm coleslaw composed of white and red cabbage and tossed with a dressing composed of walnut oil, olive oil, sherry vinegar and some sugar and spice. You can prepare this dish is...
by Brian | Feb 24, 2013 | Recipes
I have this thing about cole slaw. Most of it is really not very good, particularly the deli styles that seem to have been processed through a lawn mower. You disagree? Take a deeper smell. And, Suzen and I can never agree if we try to make it for...