by Brian | Sep 30, 2016 | Recipes
Four years ago I posted a recipe for simple syrup made with Concord grapes. Concord grapes come only in the fall and they cannot be forgotten. They are the definitive sweet grape flavor. They also have skins you could make a tire from. The original recipe is repeated...
by Brian | Sep 28, 2016 | Recipes
Diane Kochilas has written many award-winning cookbooks including Mediterranean Grilling in 2007. It’s a great book because it gives you new perspective on old friends. For example, the sweet potato. I know, it is almost fall, and we are already thinking...
by Brian | Sep 27, 2016 | Recipes
In Make Mine a Martini, author Kay Plunkett-Hogge presents this an array of cocktails for you to consider, not just a wonderful martini. There are classics here and some new ones, like The Fine & Dandy, a combo of lemon juice, Cointreau and gin. But this...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2016 | Dessert Digest
Is there an end to the wonder of meringue? I love it whether in bite-sized cookie format [like Wasp’s Nests, post to come!] or a full-scale pavlova. Here the pavlova is chocolate, but just a bit. Some cocoa powder gives color and the hint of chocolate...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2016 | Recipes
In Biscuit Bliss, James Villas suggests that your perceptions of a “simple biscuit” might be wrong. In fact, those perceptions are wrong. While a straightforward light and fluffy biscuit is sublime — with that butter and jam or honey —...
