by Brian | Oct 31, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
This week’s TBT Cookbook is most timely. This is the time of year when temperatures begin to plunge, the leaves are almost gone, and snow looms on the horizon. Time for a safe retreat to the kitchen for rounds of comfort food. And this book, reviewed in 2014, is...
by Brian | Oct 30, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I just reviewed the lovely Prosecco Made Me Do It by Amy Zavatto. No one can doubt the wonder of a Bellini or Aperol Spritz but Amy has drinks that travel down other pathways. Deep travel. Deep flavor. If you read this blog, you know my favorite beverage is...
by Brian | Oct 30, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Who doesn’t like sparkling wine? Champagne, of course. Cava, from Spain — the most sparkling production of any country. And prosecco from Northern Italy. Prosecco is relatively new, first created in1868 in the far, far northeast corner of Italy. There, the...
by Brian | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Now of course is the perfect time to go into the countryside, buy some apples, come home and bake. For yesterday’s TBT Cookbook Review, I featured Apple Pie Perfect by Ken Haedrich, America’s Pie Master. Here’s the obvious and sad truth about apple pie. It...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Ordinarily, my TBT recipe is years old. This one is from this past April. Why? Because the frost is coming. And that mint in your garden will soon be gone. And, it’s the height of apple season. So, combine mint and apples in the few remaining days we...
