by Brian | Dec 8, 2013 | Recipes
The picture above is Suzen’s interpretation of this recipe. “It’s raining,” she said. “I’m not grilling.” And so, we did not grill the romaine lettuce but simple served it tossed with bacon, tomatoes and dressing. Either way, this salad is treat,...
by Brian | Aug 19, 2013 | Recipes
A couple of weeks ago the Wednesday food section of The New York Times featured a photograph so big you’d have to be 20/500 not to have seen it. A tart, no a crostata with tomatoes and a shimmering honey-thyme glaze. Who would conceive of such a thing? Why...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2013 | Recipes
This post will look a bit different than the typical one. And the format surely is. And some spellings. I’ll explain why later. What you do get here is a complete meal: Chicken Pudding Scallop Tomatas Peach Cream [No, that spelling is correct. Just be patient,...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Recipes
Source: Pasta by The Culinary Institute of America [Gianni Scappin, Alberto Vanoli, and Francesco Tonelli] The Culinary Institute of America — yes, that CIA — is recognized as the best culinary school in America. If you can’t invest two or four years to attend, then...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Okay, let’s do a scavenger hunt. Go to your bookshelf, the bookshelf you have devoted to cookbooks. Good. Now go to the row devoted to Asian food. Good. Now go to the section devoted to Malaysian food. Good? Or not good? Oh, you don’t have Malaysian books? Or any...
