by Brian | Jan 18, 2013 | Recipes
It always helps to begin with the beginning. I’m pretty sure that is a bee in the picture. I got close, but I did not want to get that close. Bees, of course, are endangered. Suzen and I attended a seminar so we could have our own hive. The problem with doing...
by Brian | Jan 17, 2013 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
The introduction to Simply Sensational Cookies by Nancy Baggett has three subpoints: · Times change. · People change. · Cookies do, too. This is not just another cookie book. This is a very wonderful, refreshing, and important...
by Brian | Jan 16, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
This could be my last post. I’m taking a risk. Some government guys in black helicopters may object to what I am about to say. I’ve been seeing small silver disks. Everywhere. Lots and lots and lots of them. They could be a threat. Suzen keeps telling me that is...
by Brian | Jan 15, 2013 | Recipes, Techniques
What do you do if you need an ingredient, now, and it normally takes days or weeks to make it? Like, say, preserved lemons. You Google and maybe you are lucky, like finding this wonderful site for quick preserved lemons:...
by Brian | Jan 14, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Recent posts here have covered prickly pears, prickly pear syrup, and, most certainly, prickly pear margaritas. Does the syrup end there? No, you can put it on pancakes or waffles. Drizzle it on pound cake and ice cream. But wait. There’s still plenty of beverage...
