by Brian | Feb 5, 2024 | Recipes
Meatballs? Oh, sure, an Italian recipe. Right? Wrong. This is French, from the Roussilon region in Southwest France. Too often we hear “French Food” and have images of Paris and roast chicken. France’s food is as diverse as Italy’s and French...
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 | Apr 7, 2019 | Recipes
When you scan through The Italian Regional Cookbook by Valentina Harris a couple of things strike you. First, you have to get it off your lap and onto a table. At 600 pages and 5 pounds, the book has heft. Good heft. The book is flooded with photos that...
by Brian | May 1, 2018 | Recipes
A man can only have one wife. At a time. But, but, we all crave some diversity. Must all our meatballs be Italian with tomato sauce? Now, Suzi makes ideal Italian ones, with a recipe handed to her by Anna Nurse from Brooklyn. Nothing could be better. But things can be...
by Brian | Mar 15, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In Toast Hash Roast Mash: Real Foods for Every Time of the Day, British Chef and Author Dan Doherty offers some “everyday” ideas that are hardly everyday food. It’s a book filled with recipes that combine a just a few things for rambunctious...