by Brian | Aug 29, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Ooops. I got this book a year ago and Suzi and I have been happily exploring it. I knew I had blogged it and I was checking just when and … My goodness, I have messed up. Badly. You may not recognize the names Katie and Giacarlo Caldesi, but you will. This fall they...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My herb garden overflows with mint, so I naturally think of a mojito. And rum. Ah, but there is life beyond rum. Use gin instead. Now, that’s a simple sentence to utter but a difficult one to implement. Rum is, well Captain Morgan aside, rum. But gin is a whole...
by Brian | Aug 28, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Anything by Rose Levy Beranbaum deserves our attention. Her previous eleven cookbooks — like The Cake Bible, The Bread Bible, and Rose’s Christmas Cookies — have brought many of us countless bites to treasure. If you have ever used a Rose book, you know that...
by Brian | Aug 27, 2018 | Recipes
A few weeks ago Suzi and I spent a day in Manchester, Vermont. We went to Hildene, the estate of one of Abraham Lincoln’s sons. There we saw the massive peony garden on the peak day of the year. We wandered the village area, enjoying a magnificent bookstore and...
by Brian | Aug 26, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I recently blogged the delightful new book The Art of the Party by Kay Plunkett-Hogge. Art is a magnificent book for anyone giving a party, planning a party, or dreading a party. The dread will go away. Very quickly. Very deliciously. Next weekend is Labor Day and...
