by Brian | Aug 7, 2018 | Recipes
The best thing about the web is that it can quickly give you the answer to that perpetual question: what do I do with this? Suzi had bought some fava beans at the farmers market. Now she turned to me: “Find a recipe.” Well, we had also bought some corn and cucumbers,...
by Brian | Jul 11, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Mixology, Recipes
If you read this blog often, you know I have a passion for lemonade. Perhaps too sweet but made with economy. In my method, you don’t have to squeeze a dozen lemons to get that 1 cup of lemon juice you find in many recipes. No, I’ve been suggesting that you...
by Brian | Apr 26, 2018 | Recipes, TBT
Today’s TBT recipe is one of our favorites. Cucumber, spring onion, smoked trout and horseradish cream. This is an ideal treat for your Sunday brunch. Patricia Wells’ latest...
by Brian | Apr 15, 2018 | Cocktails, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
It’s spring, the season trademarked by the palette of green colors now arriving everywhere. Each new set of leaves from bushes and trees comes with its own native color, one that will gracefully mellow day by day until fall arrives. In our country home, our bedroom...
by Brian | Apr 7, 2018 | Recipes
I have no idea where the name comes from. Suzi and I saw this Cucumber Neapolitana sided with the Rack of Lamb we wanted for Easter in Darina Allen’s new Grow, Cook, Nourish. Now, Darina lives in Ireland and “Neapolitana” is not exactly a Celtic phrase. I’ve googled,...
