by Brian | Nov 9, 2023 | Thanksgiving
Ah, it is official. Thanksgiving Dinner is exactly two weeks away. What makes this meal so wonderful is the abundance we often put on our table. One side dish after another. How about some carrots, sweet and intense with just a simple coating of bourbon, honey, and...
by Brian | Oct 12, 2023 | Cookie Jar, Recipes
The things you find. I was going back 10 years for this week’s Throwback Thursday blog and I found this recipe. Which was never posted. It’s been sitting in my directory as a draft and for 10 years you haven’t had the pleasure of this...
by Brian | Jul 19, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
This cocktail gem is from a few years ago. I always look forward to the fresh and ripe fruit of summer. Real fruit, local, juicy and demanding that you consume it. Or, as in this case, drink it. I am a rum and tequila person. Those are the spirits that move me....
by Brian | Apr 1, 2018 | Holidays, Recipes
I posted this four years ago. And ever since, we make these for Easter. If you are searching for something to put on your holiday table, this will work just perfectly. It is Easter Sunday, a day devoted to the colors yellow and purple and orange. Oh, those are just...
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...