by Brian | Apr 20, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
Suzi and I were at a restaurant bar, waiting for a table. The gentleman next to us was avoiding the wait. A waiter brought him a plate of trout, frosted with strips of cucumber and papaya sliced with a mandoline. The smell of the trout reminded me how lovely...
by Brian | Feb 8, 2017 | Recipes
In his newest book Big Bad Breakfast, author John Currence demonstrates why, in the tiny town of Oxford, Mississippi, he has six restaurants and they are all packed. Born in New Orleans, John’s Southern heritage is evident on every page. The recipes are designed for...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2016 | Recipes
If I say “fricassee” then you will say “chicken.” What else is there? Ah, so many things. In Louisiana Real and Rustic, brilliant chef Emeril Lagasse offers fricassee many ways. There is chicken, to be sure, but also beef and this trout...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2016 | Recipes
Quick, cool and long lasting. For summer you want dips to begin your appetizer session. Heck, that appetizer session can end up being the whole meal. American tapas can consist of a dip or two, some guac, some salsa, and a round or two of beverages. The dip....
by Brian | Mar 11, 2016 | Recipes
Last week I did a TBT cookbook review of Rosa’s New Mexican Table by Roberto Santibanez. This picture is in the book and I cannot take my eyes off it. I love trout. Pan-fried trout. Now to see baked trout nestled amidst onion and mushrooms and chiles and epizote is to...