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 | Aug 16, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Here’s an idea from a few years ago that will make your summer weekend breakfasts burst with flavor. We have blackberries in abundance. Pair them with this wonderful coffee cake for the perfect beginning to your day. In Breakfast Comforts Rick Rodgers offers...
by Brian | Apr 15, 2017 | Recipes
This blackberry season is strange. The berries have come early and they are big, but they lack intense flavor. Perhaps later in the season, with more sun, the sweetness and depth of flavor will emerge. In the meantime, the berries are already picked. What to do...
by Brian | May 26, 2016 | Recipes, TBT
This recipe will show you the full utility of the cast iron skillet you have hanging away. Even before you cook the pork loin, the skillet has had earlier duty roasting fennel seed for the rub that adorns the pork. This recipe, from The Cast Iron Skillet...
by Brian | Nov 16, 2014 | Recipes
This recipe, from The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, displays the skills and Seattle-terroir of authors Sharon Kramis, Julie Kramis Hearne and Charity Burggraff. I blogged a full recipe earlier, this sauce with a fennel-seared pork loin. It was sumptuous, but I...
