by Brian | Sep 5, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Cookie Jar, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Drop cookies come in two forms: rustic and perfectly shaped. Rustic means you drop the dough by tablespoons onto the cookies sheet. The dough plops, the shape is sort of round, you mess with the shape with your fingers, and the cookies bake in that nice but not...
by Suzi | Sep 3, 2010 | Recipes
For this weekend’s party, I want things to be spectacularly different. For apps, we are including nuts, but it’s not a matter now of just opening up a can or bag. We want to do more. What can you do with nuts? Why, candy them. Now, we’re making an appetizer, not...
by Brian | Sep 2, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzen is crocheting and she’s pulling on the yarn so fast it’s making a purring sound. There is a serious look on her face. “What’s wrong?” I ask. “Nothing,” she says, not looking up. Well, something is wrong and I have to help. Suzen was recently diagnosed with PAD....
by Suzi | Sep 1, 2010 | Recipes
I know that the title of this post will have caused some people to pause for just a moment. How can a blog devoted to chocolate and alcohol present something about cauliflower? It turns out that my food pyramid is defective: Level 1: Sugars: white, light brown, dark...