by Suzi | Mar 24, 2011 | Recipes
From James Peterson’s Meat comes a new level of heat. His interpretation of chili [not chile] uses meat along with beans, but it’s the poblanos that make the difference. This is a hot dish. A beer evoking, tongue singing recipe that will put sweat on your brow. Those...
by Suzi | Feb 13, 2011 | Recipes
Slow food versus fast food. Slow food versus very slow food. Long cooking times can enable flavors and textures that simply are not possible with a microwave, a deep fryer or a simple broiler. Here’s a perfect example. You start with cooked white beans, adorn them...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
One rule of life is that there are exceptions to every rule. One of my rules is that to make great food takes time. The leading restaurants of Paris have staff working 7 X 24 to embrace your palette with those velvety sauces. How can great ever be quick? This recipe...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Did you ever wonder what happens most in your lifetime? With you? This question just popped into my head and I think I have the answer. How about three billion things? That’s how many times your heart will beat in eighty years at 70 beats a minutes. Three billion....