by Brian | Mar 19, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Spring is tomorrow. You know, spring. Sun. Flowers. Warmth. Scents. I’m looking out my window now at the pre-spring landscape. Not a lot a green leaves yet. There is, actually, eight inches of snow. I can’t drive anywhere. The roads are ice. And I’m listening to an...
by Brian | Jan 5, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Attempting to make a prickly pear margarita, in the past weeks I began by trying to make my own prickly pear syrup. That first syrup attempt was a disaster. Now, I am very happy to report dual success. I have a great prickly pear margarita recipe, using prickly pear...
by Brian | Dec 31, 2012 | Recipes
I was stunned. This recipe was sitting right there in front of me on a printed page — a page that is 26 years old — and it suggested something I never imagined. And it’s all so simple. I have made a zillion margaritas. Well, less than a zillion but lord knows...
by Brian | Feb 19, 2012 | Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
With a son, daughter-in-law, and twin grandsons in Austin, Suzen and I have a very deep Texas connection. When we fly in for a visit, there is no question about the first stop. We always arrive with a newly refreshed...
by Brian | May 15, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
There is an expression I dread to hear: “I’m over edge.” When Suzen says that, there is the threat of a tornado, flooding, or quake. Probably simultaneously. After a recent stressful event here, she looked at me and said, “I need a drink.” “Mojito?” I suggested her...
