by Brian | Aug 15, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews, Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a blog for green beans, noting that I have been told, professionally, to find balance in my life. Okay, I did that. Back to dessert. Look, I hate to say this but there are leaves turning in the Catskills. The time left for fresh berries is beginning...
by Suzi | Jul 23, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Fruit flavored waters, the agua frescas of the world, are terrific beverage alternatives in our summer heat. Sometimes, even the best of pure water can be boring. Conventional sodas have those lovely additions of caffeine, sugar, corn syrup and other wonder chemicals...
by Brian | May 18, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
If you need a menu and recipes for an elegant dinner party, then these recent posts will give you a terrific base. Posted last week, these recipes are tested, tasteful, and ready for your next special evening. Here you’ll find terrific appetizers, a sensational...
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by Brian | May 15, 2010 | Cookbook Reviews
A first-class dinner party has to end with a very first-class dessert. For last week’s dinner party, I knew I wanted a fresh strawberry tart as the end piece. I had also suggested that we start with a tart appetizer. What’s wrong with a meal bookended by tart...
by Brian | Apr 29, 2010 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
This morning in the Catskills it was 30° but it’s headed to 86° in two days. Time to believe in summer and the need for cool refreshment instead of cool temperature. And just in time the strawberries are arriving. Not local, but they’ll do. Here’s rif on my earlier...
