by Brian | Mar 7, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Not that I would ever want to be one, but it is now clear to me that I could not be a heart surgeon. I cannot do knots. I can’t tie my shoes. Heck, I can barely tie candied jalapeno strips. From Cocktails for the Four Seasons, by Jenny Park and Teri Lyn Fisher,...
by Brian | Mar 6, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Peter Pauper Press is a remarkable success story. Founded in 1928, it remains a family owned business publishing an array of books and offering sweet gift ideas. They have a new book which also happens to be a perfect gift. Authors Jenny Park and Teri Lyn Fisher have...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2014 | Cookbook Review
You may be familiar with the Leon cookbooks that represent, in print, the particular philosophy of the Leon restaurants in the UK: simple food, fresh, easily prepared, generously enjoyed. They have just published four mini books that let you readily target a specific...
by Brian | Mar 4, 2014 | Cookbook Review
Just a few years ago Angela Boggiano treated us to Pie, her carefully selected set of recipes from the United Kingdom [or Great Britain or England or even Wales]. Now, there is a revised edition of Pie which you may want to consider, particularly if you have a sweet...
by Brian | Mar 3, 2014 | Recipes
I am about to change your life. Below is the recipe for the best fried chicken recipe ever. Oh, I’m sure that claim will rattle the edges a tad. By what right can I make such a claim? Sixty years of fried chicken experience. When I was 8 [yes, you can figure it...
