by Brian | Sep 22, 2018 | Recipes
When I blogged the cookbook Bring It! in February, I was enthusiastic about the wonderful ideas inside its covers. The book is devoted recipes for potlucks and casual entertaining. It is food you can bring to a party or picnic. Or, it is simply food that you can enjoy...
by Brian | Jul 18, 2018 | Recipes
Oh, dear, it is only Wednesday but here we have TBT recipe meant for tomorrow. Well, you can get a head start on a most interesting summer soup! I first posted this in October, 2014, as fall was definitely upon. I suspect, good as it was then, this recipe would...
by Brian | May 18, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Oh, dear, this was supposed to be published two weeks ago. WordPress had a problem. You’ll love this syrup in sangria, agua fresca, lemonade, … Just use your watermelon imagination! Here’s a link to the sangria recipe. Watermelon syrup has many uses....
by Brian | May 6, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Yup, same picture as yesterday. Suzi’s cooking school, Cooking by the Book, did an early Cinco de Mayo event yesterday. I served as bartender and did margaritas and sangria. The margaritas were happily received — I had doubled the tequila level. But the sangria was...
by Brian | Aug 6, 2017 | Recipes
The other day I made a Watermelon and Pineapple Salsa with a Splash of Tequila. The salsa is lovely, but I found myself with some leftover pineapple and over half a watermelon. What to do? Agua fresca! The red color here comes from the watermelon. The flavor though is...