by Brian | Apr 17, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
From the Cocktail Cookbook by Oskar Kinberg, London-based mixologist, here is his beefed-up G&T. Oskar’s take is to use savory ingredients — plus simple syrup — to transform cocktails into super tasting and super beautiful decadent beverages. Oskar says he knows...
by Brian | Aug 5, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I know, you see mangos and avocados and you think “salsa.” We always eat mangos, indulging in their sweetness and enjoying the dense flesh. Drinking a mango? Well, you need your blender and then you must sieve and … That flesh does not easily convert to a liquid. Or,...
by Brian | Jul 22, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“Do you want the tops?” the woman at the Rhinebeck farmers market asked us. It was last Sunday and we had bought fennel for one of Suzen’s classes at Cooking by the Book. The fennel bulb was destined to be shaved thinly and used in a salad. But the tops? Those...
by Brian | Nov 18, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
You will need pomegranate molasses. Don’t worry. Easily found at any Middle Eastern market or perhaps in the ethnic section of a giant American supermarket. Yes, the flavor and color are distinctive, but you’ll have many uses for it: cocktails, salad...
by Brian | Sep 17, 2016 | Recipes
In Make Mine a Martini, author Kay Plunkett-Hogge presents this cocktail as a bit of a mystery. She does loves this drink and she’s tried to discover its origins, but she is just not sure. Fine and Dandy was a 1930’s show written by Kay Swift, the...
