by Brian | May 22, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Apricots. It’s been a wet and cold spring, but the first apricots have arrived....
by Brian | May 15, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There is an expression I dread to hear: “I’m over edge.” When Suzen says that, there is the threat of a tornado, flooding, or quake. Probably simultaneously. After a recent stressful event here, she looked at me and said, “I need a drink.” “Mojito?” I suggested her...
by Brian | May 6, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Yesterday’s post for Pineapple and Cucumber Guacamole called for half a pineapple. What to do with other half? You can be healthy and just eat it. You might be thirsty. If so, here is a very quick way to make a blender full of pina coladas. No pineapple juice. That...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
The farmers market in Tribeca on Saturday is just a tad different. It’s the only market here in the Northeast that I have seen with a vendor selling orchids. And there’s this very distinguished looking Amish gentleman offering habenero dill pickles. Talk about...
by Suzi | Apr 23, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
For a Sunday brunch, particularly an Easter Sunday, here’s a snappy adaptation of the classic Bellini. The peaches are still here, but champagne is replaced by sweeter Proseco. There’s some peach liquor and blood orange juice. It’s part Mimosa, part Bellini, and it’s...
by Brian | Apr 9, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Ah, breakfast. Orange juice? Yes. Jam? Yes. What kind? Apricot. Is it Sunday by the way? No. Actually, it’s not even breakfast, but I’m thirsty and want something very interesting. Not a mimosa, but something that … In her new guide to the best in drinking, 101...
