by Brian | Aug 6, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I made these, I had every intention of using them as garnish for cocktails. But they sat there, in that bag, on the shelf just to my right. I nibbled. I admit it. I nibbled away and soon they were gone. And soon, there will be more. I don’t blog about candy...
by Brian | Apr 4, 2015 | Recipes
I first posted this recipe in the fall of 2012. Nothing has changed. This is the best ham recipe. Ever. If you have not decided whether this Easter will be ham or lamb, I believe this recipe may decide it for you. This dish does make for a striking feast on...
by Brian | Jan 5, 2015 | Recipes
Healthy Latin Eating by Angie Martinez and Angelo Sosa is a sensational new book I blogged about last December: Cookbook Review: Healthy Latin Eating by Angie Martinez and Angelo Sosa Chef Angelo Sosa — visit his Anejo restaurants in NYC if you possibly can...
by Brian | Jul 9, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Do you remember your first Pina Colada? Your second? The third? If they were consumed all on the same night, then somewhere between two and three you may have become a tad fuzzy. The standard pina colada recipe has two problems. First, it’s booze heavy....
by Brian | Apr 8, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Bars can be expensive. Not that hotel bar you eye occasionally, the one with the $15 drinks. No, I’m talking about your home bar. If you love cocktails and cocktails books — which I do — then it is possible to have stack of “gotta make” recipes. Taken together,...
