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 21, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I had thought blackberry season was over. But there was a stack of boxes of blackberries sitting at Sam’s club. I picked one up and asked my wife, “Blackberry margarita?’ “Yes.” I went very blackberry this time. I tasted one berry and, this late in the season,...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“Would you like more?” I asked my wife. “Hell, yes,” she smiled. That is an accomplishment. When I met Suzi a mere 34 years ago, she was not an imbiber. Over the years, I’ve won her over. And this drink won her way, way over. There are many stories about the...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
Growing up in Oregon, we had lots of strawberries, and a few raspberries. But if you wanted blackberries, you had to own some land of your own and compete with the bears to pick them. Now blackberries are here for all of us to enjoy. There is nothing better...
by Brian | Aug 22, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
This week’s TBT recipes is primed for peach season. The peaches are here and they are ripe. They are quite sweet and, thankfully, they have some legs: they do not ripen and then rot in the blink of your eye. But do, after you have purchased your peaches, get...
