Month

November 2013

11/20/13 • SHORTBREAD PECAN BARS

11/20/13 • SHORTBREAD PECAN BARS From the March, 1999 Gourmet I’ve made a lot of Thanksgiving dinners over the years, enough to know the importance of pre-planning and not being overly ambitious with the menu—something I’ve struggled with given my weakness for many of the dishes associated with this favorite meal. Practice has made me pretty good on the planning and strategizing end of things—I now know to cook
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11/06/13 • SAUTÉED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

11/06/13 • SAUTÉED BRUSSELS SPROUTS From the Nov., 2013 Bon Appétit I feel like I should preface this posting with a warning that I’ve just come off the red-eye from L.A., and if the text has you scratching your head at times, that’s the reason why. The reality is, though, that my whole world is about to change, so I better get used to rolling with things for a while—functioning on less sleep, doing multiple tasks at
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