by Brian | Dec 6, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this five years ago and every year since it has appeared on our table at least twice. Comfort food can be simple, like mac and cheese. Or it can require some care and feeding. Chicken and dumplings is not an immediate, no-brainer dish. On the other...
by Brian | Dec 5, 2018 | Recipes
The pictures. That top one appears to be a tad bland because it is just breadcrumbs, although they are paprika-spiced ones as you will discover. And the second picture is not exactly beautiful. Runny. Gooey. Oh, and the best damn comfort food I’ve had in a decade....
![One-Pot Tarragon Chicken, Mushrooms and Rice [or other things!] from Comfort by John Whaite](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wc-lumed-wc-IMG_3884-700x521.jpg)
by Brian | Oct 15, 2018 | Really Simple, Recipes
This recipe comes from the new Comfort by John Whaite, a lovely and an important book. The spotlight is on the tarragon, ideal for chicken and mushrooms. Now, the thing about John’s book is that the recipes are important as written but also serve as templates. For...
![TBT Recipe: Brian’s Chicken and Dumplings [big, fluffy dumplings!]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_10_31_1846.jpg)
by Brian | Oct 11, 2018 | Recipes
Today’s TBT recipe is all about fall and feeling warm. You’ll see. Comfort food. We all respond when we hear this term, and we all have that short list of favorites that we can instantly taste in our brains, in not in our mouths. If you survey people,...
by Brian | May 7, 2018 | Recipes
“Vol au Vent” means windblown in English. I’m not sure why this historic dish has this name, but it does. And because it is historic, Suzi is saying it is old and has no appeal for her. Hell, I’m old and I think I still appeal to her. But, this dish is another matter....
