by Brian | Jan 15, 2019 | Comfort Food, Recipes
Will we go upstate this weekend? Won’t we? It’s all weather dependent and there is a storm coming. I suspect that rather than drive into a Catskill snowstorm, Suzi and I will hunker down in New York City and find some comfort food. Ordinarily, I would opt for...
by Brian | Jan 24, 2018 | Recipes
Make this. Just do it. You can thank me later. No remuneration is necessary. Last week I did a TBT cookbook review for The Ultimate Shrimp Book by Bruce Weinstein. Seriously important book and this recipe caught my eye. My wife Suzi has a few passions. I am one...
by Brian | Mar 17, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
If you have eaten in a Japanese restaurant, you may have enjoyed a noodle dish, an Udon noodle dish. Thick, luscious, these noodles almost seem alive. In any dish, like the soup in the picture at the bottom of this post, the noodles become the central element, the...
by Brian | Sep 29, 2014 | Recipes
I am not being disparaging when I say this: Asian recipes can have a lot of ingredients. That’s a complement and actually a statement of longing. American food culture is built around fast food. Not just McDonalds and Burger King. Look at the popular...
by Suzi | Jun 1, 2009 | Cookbook Reviews
Have you ever left a terrific Asian restaurant both thoroughly satisfied and completely perplexed. The food was exceptional but you’re mystified about how it was created. You’d love to be able to create those flavors at home, but you feel too challenged....
