by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Recipes, TBT
Ordinarily, my TBT recipe is years old. This one is from this past April. Why? Because the frost is coming. And that mint in your garden will soon be gone. And, it’s the height of apple season. So, combine mint and apples in the few remaining days we...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2019 | Recipes
Yes, it’s rabbit. And people will tell you rabbit tastes just like chicken. In fact, author Anna Francese Gass of Heirloom Kitchen even says you can substitute chicken here if you are rabbit shy. [Today’s review of Heirloom Kitchen is right here.] Don’t...
by Brian | Oct 22, 2019 | Recipes
The Turkish Navy has a modest composition: 12 subs, 16 frigates, 10 corvettes, and 18 fast attack craft [think big PT boasts]. No battleships. No aircraft carriers. Still, in the Turkish culinary world, there are a lot of boats. A favorite street food is pide,...
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 | Oct 4, 2019 | Recipes
I grew up in an age when public schools were deferential to Catholics and the no-meat-on-Fridays rule. So, every other Friday, we had fish sticks. I was not a good Catholic but I did love the fish sticks. I don’t know why, but golly I was never a fan of salmon...
