by Brian | Apr 3, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Mexican food maven, Rick Bayless, has a wonderful new book. Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks offers sensational ideas from his famed Frontera Grill restaurant. Here’s a beverage idea, a duo idea, that is not a margarita but does employ the ever-versatile...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I do love my lemonade but this Mexican Limeade has won my taste buds. It’s spectacularly easy to do, uses very little sugar and produces a beautiful lime colored cooler you can use anytime. Racking those fall leaves? Have an afternoon sweat planting bulbs? Here’s your...
by Brian | Jun 2, 2012 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Alright, it’s a bad picture. I understand that but I have a very, totally, perfectly legitimate reason. I made this drink and just took a little sip to make sure it was blogable. Well, it’s very blogable, so I took another sip and then a deep sip and then some more....
by Brian | Apr 7, 2012 | Cookie Jar, Dessert Digest, Recipes
This blog will be short because Suzen and I are off to a dinner party. Our responsibility: dessert. Our solution: wonderful, wonderful cookies from Flour by Joanne Chang. Joanne has a degree in applied mathematics and string of bakeries in Boston. She’s an most...
by Brian | Feb 9, 2012 | Recipes
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a pure white cake coated with a thick vanilla frosting. But there certainly are ways to boost the flavor and surprise your dessert companions. First, you can add some zest, literally, to the cake batter. The zest of one large...