by Brian | Sep 14, 2016 | Recipes
If you are playing blackjack, you know there are times when you have to double down. I say “have to” because if you follow that rule, and some others, you actually can make money. You actually have an advantage over the house. It’s the only casino...
by Brian | Aug 2, 2016 | Recipes
Yesterday I did a cookbook review for The Four Seasons of Pasta, a collection of recipes offering pasta on an elevated level. This is not your ordinary Spaghetti and Meatball collection, not at all. These recipes, as you might expect, are strongly seasonal,...
by Brian | May 17, 2016 | Recipes
Graham Elliot is man pursuing many avenues: TV cooking shows, his restaurants. And now he’s an author with the book Cooking Like a Master Chef. My Huffington Post review is here. Here’s a dish taken from his restaurant, with its two stars, and translated...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2015 | Recipes
In The Lemon Cookbook, Ellen Jackson very convincingly presents the idea that we can use lemons from breakfast to midnight. Lemon can be a dominant element, as in lemonade, or more often provide just the accents needed to take a dish from good to wonderful. On these...
by Brian | Nov 28, 2015 | Recipes
On a winter night what could be more homey, more comforting than a bowl of pasta accented with roasted vegetables, some bacon, and some browned butter. This dish typifies the recipes in The Homemade Kitchen by Alana Chernila. Alana’s philosophy of doing it...