by Brian | Feb 19, 2020 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
In the lovely new Tex-Mex cookbook Ama, you will find exciting recipes for food and for beverages. That picture shows hibiscus syrup made with dried hibiscus flowers. What to do with that syrup? Smell it for one thing. Smell it. Then, add it to club soda. Or...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2020 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Suzi had a question, “Do you have a recipe for dark cocoa?” I lied, “Sure.” Then I dashed off to search. Suzi continued our project of clearing out our freezer. We had collection of flour and cocoas that we had bought a couple of years ago. You buy stuff, you intend...
by Brian | Feb 14, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’m beginning to have new favorite comfort foods. When it comes to Mexican, I have been a taco man all my life. I used to go to Taco Bell for breakfast: 3 tacos and a Pepsi to start the day. And quesadillas? Uh, no. I think I tried them at Taco Bell and, uh, no. Well,...
by Brian | Feb 13, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Now is the time of year when, although the days are getting longer, they are still short and cold. If not frigid and snowy. That gives us some extra time to doddle in the kitchen, fashioning comfort food or, even better, constructing a world class cake....
by Brian | Feb 13, 2020 | News
Few things are guaranteed in life, but Suzi and I know of one: visit Tuscany and the experience will last for the rest of your life. It is simply the most beautiful place on earth. Intense green trees, rolling yellow fields and that Tuscan blue sky that is perfect. If...
