by Brian | Jun 29, 2010 | Recipes
Have you ever orchestrated a surprise for your spouse, a big surprise, and had it not work out exactly as you had fantasized? I flew Suzen 3000 miles, rented a car, and drove her to a sacred place. Near my boyhood home was, and is, the greatest hot dog stand on the...
by Suzi | Jun 28, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Brian enjoys making cocktails, almost as much as making brownies. Cocktails afford you an infinite variety of combinations and tremendous tolerance for how you mix and match. If you are making brownies and double the flour, you have a problem. If you are making a...
by Suzi | Jun 26, 2010 | Really Simple, Recipes
Here’s another Really Simple recipe for a summer staple: potato salad. I know, the easiest way to get potato salad on a hot day is to visit the store and have the deli guy fill a big plastic container with the store creation. It might be fresh. It might be from last...
by Suzi | Jun 25, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Really Simple, Recipes
Many of you get this blog via RSS, that button you push to get a new post every time one is ready. What does RSS stand for? Really Simple Syndication. Simple can be very good. At times, like on a hot summer day, we like our food simple. So in the coming weeks, I’ll...
by Brian | Jun 24, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that, at an early age, my daughter was making strawberry daiquiris. She and I are having a discussion about the facts, but I maintain that her ultimate career as a bartender began by age ten. I don’t consider that derogatory in any...
