by Brian | Mar 23, 2020 | Recipes
In these most challenging days before us — and weeks and maybe months — we all still eat. Before the virus, Americans spent more in restaurants than at the grocery store. Now, we all find ourselves in the kitchen for some meals, if not all. That can be a bit daunting...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2019 | Recipes
As soon as I saw this recipe, I jumped on it. Yeah, it is cold and snowing and potato salad is only for the heat of the Fourth of July but you want to taste this now. It’s not quite you Mom’s potato salad. There are lentils. And maple syrup and capers and...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2018 | Recipes
Yesterday I reviewed A Soup a Day and included a picture of this soup. Here’s the actual recipe for your enjoyment. The venison here comes from venison sausage. You may be able to secure that easily or you can improvise and incorporate any...
by Brian | Apr 16, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ikaria, by Diane Kochilas, describes the cuisine of a desert-like island in the Aegean Sea. It’s a beautiful land, the homeland of her family, but it is one where people must use every resource for their culinary fare. Fortunately, the sun and the soil on the rocky...
by Brian | Apr 12, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You have to make this. A dish from Afghanistan that will make you appreciate how onions are a world food. In the wonderful Onions Etceterea, Kate Winslow and guy Ambrosio do give you a world tour of alliums: onions, scallions, garlic, chives and shallots. The...