by Brian | Sep 11, 2017 | Recipes
At first blush, I think of salsa as a summer food, something to go with my chips and margarita on a summer afternoon. Or morning. But, when I stop to think about it, Suzi and I do salsa all year round. Dinner for us last night was a new margarita — so good I’ll blog...
by Brian | Sep 6, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I am a fan, a devoted fan, of Crème de Pamplemousse Rose from Combier. That’s grapefruit liqueur for here in America. This recipe comes from their website but I’ve changed the name to reflect the zing this cocktail provides. The base spirit is gin, although you could...
by Brian | Aug 1, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I had spent ten hours walking the streets of Portland, Oregon: the downtown, the riverfront, Nob Hill, and 23rd Avenue. Why? Well, I was in town for a college reunion and it had been a long, a very long, time since I enjoyed the sights of the city. Things can change...
by Brian | Mar 30, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes, Uncategorized
With all the cocktail books that have appeared, we finally see many cocktails secrets in the spotlight. Authors are telling us those special things that mixologists, for generations, have done to fashion exceptional cocktails — ones that we have been unable to...
by Brian | Mar 24, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s the first day of spring. In NYC, it got to 50 degrees today. For this weekend in our upstate house will we be planting flowers? No. It will be 20 degrees and snowing. To help chase winter away here’s a lovely idea from Gaby Dalkin in Absolutely Avocado....
