by Brian | Dec 21, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“We have orange syrup in the fridge and Pamplemousse Liquor on the shelf. Make a cocktail.” Thus spoke my wife. Today is the end of the year for Cooking by the Book. We had six hands-on cooking events here last week and eight this week. We are wandering upstate to...
by Brian | Sep 8, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“That’s not an orange,” my wife said to me. “It’s a grapefruit.” “No,” I informed here, “these are big Valencia oranges. The sign in the store said so.” “Trust me.” “Orange, I tell...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There’s a new drink book, Viva Mezcal, that I’m working my way through. It offers this drink, Sunset in the Sur, that tempted me because of the ingredients: St-Germain elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and naturally mezcal. Mezcal is the intense...
by Brian | Feb 22, 2018 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, TBT
It’s National Margarita Day so we need margaritas. Or, even better, variations like The Paloma made with grapefruit juice. This recipe comes from a wonderful regional cookbook: The Texas Cowboy Kitchen by Grady Spears and June Naylor....
by Brian | Oct 3, 2017 | Dessert Digest
Here is a recipe from Sweet and Tart, a lovely “single theme” cookbook by Carly Snyder I reviewed earlier this year. I am thoroughly intrigued by this recipe for a Grapefruit Custard Pie with Saltine Cracker Crust. The original recipe is credited to Emily and Melissa...