by Brian | Aug 14, 2019 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
When people speak about Guinness, they just say Guinness, not beer. Guinness is a rich Irish stout beer. Stout? That just means strong. And strong Guinness is. When you take a sip, you know it is not Pabst Blue Ribbon. The flavor is so distinct and so intense,...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Those “1000 Things to Do Before You Die” kind of books? I find them oppressive. 1000 is a big number. What if I had done 998 and was about to die? I might be filled with regret. Worse, if I were dying and had only done 314, how badly might I feel about hundreds...
by Brian | Aug 13, 2019 | News
Actually, this is not a funny post today. This is serious. Like, no more banana splits or banana bread serious. I posting a link here to a National Geographic article alerting us to a truly dire threat. Bananas in East Asia have been decimated by a fungus that, though...
by Brian | Aug 12, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The term “Vogue” is recognizable across the planet. It is an iconic term for quality and excellence. “Vogue” is simply and perfectly rock solid. And, Vogue denotes more than fashion. The British edition of Vogue compiled a book of classic cocktails from the...
by Brian | Aug 9, 2019 | Recipes
Here’s a real two-fer recipe. The wings are quite different from those “Buffalo” ones that send fire down your throat. There is garlic heat here, but there is a delightful Mediterranean twist of lemon and allspice. This recipe comes from Saffron in the Souks, a...
