by Brian | Mar 31, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is a book about the enjoyment of alcoholic beverages in the American South. Consequently, it will be a short review. After all, the South is simply bourbon and mint juleps. And as you drive the roads of the south and pass one lovely orchard after another —...
by Brian | Mar 31, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a wonderfully brilliant cocktail book, Wild Cocktails by Lottie Muir. The concept of this book is simple: go outdoors, into your garden or the forest, pick some elements of nature, and use them at home to make components:...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
stuff Preparation: Use a mix and put stuff in it. Mix until it is all mixed, then fold in mre stuff. Spoon it ot on the prepared sheets. And then bake it for two hours. And if ....
by Brian | Mar 30, 2017 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
There are two reasons to buy this book. First, it is from Gale Gand, with her colleagues Rick Tramonto and Julia Moskin, equally skilled culinary professionals. Second, there are the chapters: Butter Sugar Flour Eggs Chocolate Citrus Fruit Nuts Cheese Spice And the...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
With all the cocktail books that have appeared, we finally see many cocktails secrets in the spotlight. Authors are telling us those special things that mixologists, for generations, have done to fashion exceptional cocktails — ones that we have been unable to...