by Brian | Apr 5, 2013 | Cookbook Review, Recipes
First of all, Amy Stewart has never even been indicted, let alone tried or convicted. But, as a plant specialist she had lived on the edge. In Wicked Plants, she covered poisons. In Wicked Bugs, she listed things to avoid [or use if there is someone …]. Well, that’s...
by Brian | Apr 3, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Mexican food maven, Rick Bayless, has a wonderful new book. Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks offers sensational ideas from his famed Frontera Grill restaurant. Here’s a beverage idea, a duo idea, that is not a margarita but does employ the ever-versatile...
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by Brian | Apr 2, 2013 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
So darned good. I took one look at this cake, in Retro Cakes and Cookies by Wendy Sweetser, and I had to make it. Coffee flavor and nuts. Oh, this is an English recipe and they want walnuts. Suzen is not anti-English – she’d live in London – but she’s...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2013 | Recipes
Sunday night is becoming our risotto night, thanks to Tales of Risotto. The fifty recipes in Tales cover every season and seemingly every season. Last summer in Seattle we went crabbing as a family. And we got lots of smoked salmon, too. No, we did not...
