by Brian | Jun 13, 2015 | Recipes
Author Sherri Brooks Vinton, of Put’em UP! Fruit and Put’em UP! fame, notes that mostardas have long histories. They were created in medieval Italy when sugar and mustard where used to preserve fruit. Sugar and mustard were then affordable only by the...
by Brian | Jun 13, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Billy Law is an accomplished Australian food and travel blogger. He’s participated in TV food contests, consulted with leading food companies, and authored two cookbooks. His latest book, Man Food, is a bacon-intense invitation for men to come to the kitchen,...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
People like to get married in June. It’s a magical month. Suzen and I were married on June 20 in 1986, which seems like yesterday. If yesterday can be 29 years ago. We were both foodies when we met and that made for a quick marriage and a first year spent in the...
by Brian | Jun 12, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
This is not an April’s Fool joke. It is a real idea, from a real mixologist and a real website. Coca Cola is, of course, a Southern tradition. You may find the beverage both sweet and a bit syrupy. So, what better idea than to boil down a can of Coke to make a...
by Brian | Jun 11, 2015 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I never thought about how “old” a book had to be to qualify for a Throwback Thursday. And this one is still “young” or nearly so. Published in 2008, The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg is a book you can use endlessly. This is...
