by Brian | Nov 8, 2017 | Recipes
I know, something “Mint Julep” is surely something for spring. But this Mint Julep idea comes from a wonderful new cookbook, What Can I Bring?, a book that you will surely want to flip through every page discovering wonderful Southern-style comfort food. Here a mint...
by Brian | Nov 7, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I do love fall. I do. But it was sleeting today and I’m too well aware that after fall there comes a need for snowshoes. I try to make summer last. As long as possible. From the wonderful new website simmerandsauce.com, here is a strawberry cocktail with a little...
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by Brian | Nov 3, 2017 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
With the threat of frost approaching, we know it is fall and fall means spice cookies. Do you like yours big, puffy and soft? Or is thin, crisp, and intense your preference. These cookies are a bit of both. Crispy on the outside, but still with a tender core that is a...
by Brian | Oct 28, 2017 | Recipes
I feel badly but I don’t know where I got this recipe. It’s from some book that Suzi and I have, but we have about five thousand cookbooks now and … It’s wonderful and I thank the creator. You know the story: things were always better in the past. Foods have dumbed...
by Brian | Oct 27, 2017 | Recipes
Red and red and green and white. Bright, colorful, crunchy and of course spicy. This wonderful salad idea comes from the delightful Istanbul & Beyond. This salad can be prepared in a flash, but you’ll want to linger over it, savor the diversity of flavor, and...
by Brian | Oct 26, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
I was in Seattle last month and again enjoyed a smoothie at Pike Place Market. Tiny’s makes the best smoothies ever. Just wonderful. Their secret? Fresh fruit always and apple juice as the liquid. No yogurt, no protein mix. Just fruit and juice. Seattle is...
