by Brian | Nov 26, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
My niece Rachel visited us recently. She’s eleven and is a whiz in the kitchen. “Here,” I said, “pick something.” I had given her my new copy of The European Cake Cookbook, something I reviewed with delight recently. Now, the book has a Coffee Chocolate Cake that I...
by Brian | Nov 23, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Sour mix is often called for in cocktails. Whiskey Sour? Sometimes people use sour mix in margaritas but that is mortal sin. Look up my margarita recipes here for the proper beverage etiquette. In the meantime, if your beverage recipe calls for sour mix, what can you...
by Brian | Nov 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Suzi and I hope you have had a lovely Thanksgiving and we hope the rest of your holiday season is marvelous. You may have noted that over the past few months the blogging here has been a bit erratic. In July I had a health issue crop up and we’ve been resolving...
by Brian | Nov 20, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
. Yes, there it is in all its glory: a sweet potato. Rough brute. Some people think you can civilize it by coating it with marshmallow. My mother did that. My first wife did that. My second, and final wife, will never do that. I don’t have a picture of this dish yet...
by Brian | Nov 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dini Kodippili is the creator of The Flavor Bender, a website devoted new, often wildly creative ways to prepare food. Her blog has both savory and sweet but this first book of hers, Secret-Layer Cakes, I think exposes a secret about her: she has a sweet tooth any of...
