by Brian | Feb 9, 2018 | Recipes
Just today I did a review of bring it! This new cookbook by Ali Rosen presents tried and true recipes you can lug to a potluck or other casual dining experience. If the gathering is one where everyone contributes a dish, this dish is sure to capture attention as you...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2017 | Recipes
Yesterday I posted a cookbook review of Smoking Hot & Cold by Charlotte Pike. And a recipe for Smoked Onions, too. Here’s the way author Charlotte Pike suggests using those smoked onions: in a dramatic Smoked Onion Tart with Spinach, Blue Cheese and Sage. This is...
by Brian | Oct 5, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
I first posted this treat in 2012. Every fall, Suzi and I go to the North Fork of Long Island to pick pumpkins and get some pies from Briermere Farms [look it up, go, eat!]. We will buy food out there, but we will take along the core of a beach-side picnic. This is...
by Brian | Aug 24, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
Today’s TBT Cookbook review covers The New American Cheese, a survey of the American cheese landscape in 2000. So, naturally, we need a TBT recipe rich in cheese. Here it is. The pairing of crab and cheese is classic and here the packaging, ala tart,...
by Brian | Aug 3, 2017 | Recipes
This recipe is from 2011 and one Suzi and I return to each year. As tomatoes absorb the summer sun and sweeten, they become an excellent centerpiece for a summer tart. Side dish? Main dish? Yes and yes. In this elegant recipe, both potatoes and tomatoes are...
