by Brian | Nov 26, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
My niece Rachel visited us recently. She’s eleven and is a whiz in the kitchen. “Here,” I said, “pick something.” I had given her my new copy of The European Cake Cookbook, something I reviewed with delight recently. Now, the book has a Coffee Chocolate Cake that I...
by Brian | Nov 23, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Sour mix is often called for in cocktails. Whiskey Sour? Sometimes people use sour mix in margaritas but that is mortal sin. Look up my margarita recipes here for the proper beverage etiquette. In the meantime, if your beverage recipe calls for sour mix, what can you...
by Brian | Nov 20, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
. Yes, there it is in all its glory: a sweet potato. Rough brute. Some people think you can civilize it by coating it with marshmallow. My mother did that. My first wife did that. My second, and final wife, will never do that. I don’t have a picture of this dish yet...
by Brian | Nov 19, 2018 | Recipes
The lovely new cookbook From the North is alive with ideas that will please you year round. Some of them are seasonal: rhubarb syrup, for example, which I will post next spring. Some of her recipes, like this one, can be used year round. Author Katrin Bjork says this...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Two years ago I reviewed Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes: A Modern Man’s Kitchen Handbook by chef, and now author, Brendan Collings. Brendon targeted a male audience, providing guidance to all men including the kitchen-challenged. My lovely wife...
by Brian | Nov 17, 2018 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
I posted this recipe two years ago and the put it in my “Thanksgiving Folder” because it strikes me to be an excellent holiday option. On Thanksgiving Day, what if you want to commit heresy and not have mashed potatoes? Or, what if on Friday or Saturday or...
