by Brian | Feb 4, 2019 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
For her cooking school, Cooking by the Book, Suzi buys in bulk. We often have over a hundred people a week coming into our kitchen for hands-on cooking classes. The only place, I should note, in New York City where the classes are really and fully hands-on. “I...
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 | 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 | 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...
by Brian | Jul 13, 2017 | Recipes
I posted this recipe a couple of years ago. Avocado soup is a dish destine for the Gods. Rich, thick, and with penetrating flavor, you’ll love the soup itself. And, here, there is the adornment of lime cream, corn, shrimp and chipotle. Quite an array, one...