Pollo Borracho en Copas de Taco (or Drunken Chicken in Taco Cups) There is a new tequila in town and I’m happy to…
One obvious reason to make root vegetable soup, besides it being so good for you, is that it lends itself to a luscious…
Cocktail guests coming over unexpectedly? Not a problem, when you have some salmon-horseradish mousse in the refrigerator. This quick and easy palate pleasing…
After a few weeks of cooking (and eating) just about every cuisine but Italian, I was craving a good, wholesome pasta dish. The…
No, I’m not kidding, it really is. I’ve used Rose Levy Beranbaum’s basic brioche recipe for years and I’ve never had a failure…
While leafing through a recent Food & Wine issue, a seared tuna steak recipe caught my attention with its citrusy soy sauce, so…
If you’ve ever indulged in what I call “reverse shopping,” such as buying an entire outfit to match, say, a scarf, tie, or…
For Christmas, our good friend Dylan gave Robert an autographed copy of “The Shun Lee Cookbook” and I’m very glad he did because…
I know what I forgot to talk about in yesterday’s post; the six 1.5 lb lobsters I got in Chinatown the week before…
Well not really, thank goodness! Actually, more like dreaming about the fishes. Generally, when we purvey seafood from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx,…