by Brian | Feb 19, 2020 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
In the lovely new Tex-Mex cookbook Ama, you will find exciting recipes for food and for beverages. That picture shows hibiscus syrup made with dried hibiscus flowers. What to do with that syrup? Smell it for one thing. Smell it. Then, add it to club soda. Or...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2020 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
Suzi had a question, “Do you have a recipe for dark cocoa?” I lied, “Sure.” Then I dashed off to search. Suzi continued our project of clearing out our freezer. We had collection of flour and cocoas that we had bought a couple of years ago. You buy stuff, you intend...
by Aaron | Feb 14, 2020 | Recipes
My God, but this is good. I like comfort food. I crave it. My favorite? Gee, how about a baked potato with butter and sour cream and chives. Maybe with some dashes of hot sauce. I now have a new favorite. Still potato-based but now mixed with buttermilk, bacon,...
by Brian | Feb 12, 2020 | Recipes
The subtitle of Southern Baked is Celebrating Life with Pie. It’s a great book but not every recipe is pie. In fact, here’s a vegetable recipe that is far, far from pie. How do you feel about peas? I love them. I don’t eat them very often. I suspect many of us...
by Brian | Feb 11, 2020 | Recipes
From the recent hit cookbook Oaxaca comes this “mom dish.” This is dish that you would have waiting for you on a Wednesday afternoon when you come home from school. Golly, I wish I were back in school in Oaxaca. Oaxaca is considered the culinary capital of Mexico. The...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2020 | Recipes
There’s eggs and there’s eggs. From the brilliant Tex-Mex cookbook Ama, here’s a version with veggies and heat. I’ve never, never considered putting green beans in my scrambled eggs. And chorizo, too? Plus, some onion and tomatoes. I guess you could expand this...
