Archive for November, 2015
THE HOT BROWN: REASON ALONE FOR LEFTOVER TURKEY
Back in the day, a college pal we all called Kentuck introduced me to the Hot Brown—an open-faced turkey sandwich embellished with tomato and bacon or country ham, draped with a rich cheese sauce, then broiled. He was working with nothing more than a hot plate and a toaster oven, but somehow he managed to serve it with […]
Posted: November 24th, 2015 under cooking, people + places, recipes, Thanksgiving.
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HIP POCKET RECIPE: SCALLOPED POTATOES
It’s officially Cozy Food season, and I just made one of my very favorite dishes in the genre—scalloped potatoes, or, if you’re in a more worldly frame of mind, gratin dauphinois. What I’m talking about is inexpensive and dead simple: thinly sliced potatoes saturated with creamy goodness and typically, if not traditionally, crowned by golden-brown cheese. It couldn’t be more […]
Posted: November 10th, 2015 under cookbooks, Gourmet magazine, hip pocket recipe, people + places.
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