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by Brian | Jul 6, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. Red, white, and blue day. Red is for strawberries, to be consumed in cake, pie, and beverages aplenty. This post is really about two things: the lemonade pictured above and puree, which has multiple uses over and above mere lemonade....
by Brian | Jul 5, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
The planet is experiencing rapid growth: population, pollution, and mixologists. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I do not have bad associations with that mixologist word. In fact, when I retire, I am going to open up a B&B: Bar and Bakery. But as the number of...
by Brian | Jun 24, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Officially, sangria is a common beverage from Spain and Portugal. The standard recipe consists of wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and brandy. The sweetener is most often a shot of sugar, although honey and orange juice can be employed. The brandy is traditional but...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My love-hate relationship with peaches continues. I bought some rock hard peaches two days ago. I happened to walk by today, touched, and my finger discovered definite softness. These peaches did not have 12 hours left, let alone 24. If I had 24 hours and if Kiefer...
by Brian | Jun 14, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I blogged a general overview of Pitt Cue Co: The Cookbook, I did mention this cocktail. It’s accompanied by a full page picture with two hands holding a very big glass. I took that to be a warning: this drink is full flavored, full bodied and perhaps best...
by Brian | May 27, 2014 | Agua Fresca, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Syrups
Growing up in Oregon, I was surrounded in spring and summer by fields of berries, mostly strawberry because they have higher productivity than raspberries. And strawberries behave themselves, while raspberries tend to “grow wild” and spread out of control. They...
