by Brian | Mar 27, 2020 | Recipes
Sticky bun? Cinnamon roll? I think the distinction is whether you cover the top with that white sugar glaze you see in bakeries. I like the glaze, but, but is superfluous. And I find it actually detracts from the cinnamon flavor that I crave. These buns/rolls are my...
by Brian | Mar 9, 2019 | Recipes
Earlier this week I posted a TBT review of Emilia Romagna, one of the four volumes in the Time Life series Flavors of Italy from 1999. Here spinach, parmesan, chicken livers, sausage, and veal are cooked then combined, and finally rolled up in homemade...
by Brian | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
It is the holiday season aka Cinnamon Season. Here’s a penultimate cinnamon recipe. In his lovely Comfort, John Whaite describes a trip he made two years ago to Sweden. To see one café — Café Saturnus. For one particular dish: Cinnamon Buns. Well, if it was important...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2017 | Recipes
Southern Cast Iron is a magazine you want to consider in your life. I know, you have too many magazines. This one is deliciously important and different. Comfort food is a necessity. A true necessity. A warm roll. Melted cheese. And an army of herbs, marching...
by Brian | Jul 11, 2017 | Recipes
For 20 years, Charles Phan’s The Slanted Door has spotlighted modern Vietnamese cuisine with élan and boldness. I reviewed the book earlier. Here is one of the recipes that make this book so appealing. There is a look, a complexity to Asian cuisine that we often do...
