Last week we did a post about home made thin crust pizza and I assume all of you who were equipment deficient (oops, my friend Bob hates that term) have now purchased your pizza stone and paddle, which we will now put… Read More ›
Classic Vegetable Dishes
British Crusty Roasted Potatoes
I always loved that scene at the end of one of the Godfather movies where Michael Corleone assumes the leadership of the family. The dons, one by one, salute him by taking his hand and kissing his ring. I have… Read More ›
An Italian Classic – Eggplant Parmesan
Eggplant has been around for a long, long time. It originated in India maybe 3,000 years ago. The three largest producers are China, India and Egypt, who produce twenty times more than anyone else. Few of you have heard of… Read More ›
Pommes Anna – A French Classic from the Time of Napoleon III
Earlier in our tour of French classics, we did a famous potato dish called Gratin Dauphinois. This famous dish is made with potatoes, cheese and, of course, butter. Possibly an even more famous French potato dish is Pommes Anna, which… Read More ›
Gratin Dauphinois
We continue our series on French classics with this famous potato dish. As with most of the French classics, you can find a good recipe for Gratin Dauphinois (pronounced gra-tan’ doe-fee-nwa’) in Julia Child’s “The Art of French Cooking” (p…. Read More ›
Bravado Cooking 