by Suzi | Jul 18, 2010 | Really Simple, Recipes
Here’s another Really Simple recipe to get you past a mistake. What mistake? The one we all have made. In the guise of saving money and thinking about all the things we are going to do, we all have created “The Shelf.” It’s there. In your kitchen. One entire shelf,...
by Suzi | Jul 17, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Really Simple, Recipes
Here’s another Really Simple recipe for a summer cocktail time: melon colada Life beyond pina coladas is filled with options. Midori Melon Liquor, that very green stuff in the pretty bottle, is a staple at my bar. I love Midori all by itself or in a hundred different...
by Suzi | Jul 15, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest
I recently posted about a great yellow cake and said it went so very well with whipped cream. Well, I did find the whipped cream, infused with herbal scents, thoroughly sophisticated. But the truth is, brian generally likes his cakes frosted. Icing is fine, that thin...
by Suzi | Jul 14, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
If there were a 12-step program for dill addiction, I would be on my way. I love the stuff, and apply it in many, many dishes. When Brian first met me, he had to consider his future: her and dill or .. He has accommodated. He wasn’t anti-dill, just...
by Suzi | Jul 13, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Recipes
Yesterday’s post, on capers, mentioned the specialty book Anchovies, Olives and Capers by Georgeanne Brennan. Those three Mediterranean ingredients all have some common characteristics: intensity of flavor, easily recognized flavor, and saltiness from their...
