by Brian | Nov 21, 2023 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Still in search of an ideal side dish for your holiday table? There is life beyond mere potatoes and carrots. Here’s a gratin, sans cheese, so it is strikingly healthy. And earthy with the fall flavors of parsnips, celery root, and sweet potatoes. It’s a lovely way to...
by Brian | Nov 19, 2019 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
I know that filo pastry can be a pain to work with. But the benefits make it worthwhile. And, if you do it often enough, you’ll become filo-confident. Maybe even filo-competent! A filo dish, like this tart, presents with an understated elegance. You can see and smell...
by Brian | Aug 16, 2019 | Recipes
For many of us, rice is a dish we rarely eat — unless we are at a Chinese restaurant. And it often considered a “heavy” dish, one not ideal for warm summer nights. Yet, just the opposite is true. We could all enjoy rice more and summer offers great...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2019 | Recipes
In her lovely In the French Kitchen with Kids, Mardi Michels displays her love of French food and the elegant, elevated cuisine she ate when living in Paris. Of course, she admits, she had only a small kitchen there and often had to resort to store-bought food....
by Brian | Apr 11, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
From a couple of years ago comes this lovely spring idea: Spring Vegetable Tartare. Feel free to improvise here. There is no way to go wrong and an infinite number of ways to go great. Enjoy this Ducasse wonder. I just posted a review of the wonderful new book...