by Brian | Jul 10, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
For the 4th of July weekend, I offered up a Basil Mojito. It's a lovely cocktail and quite sufficient, yet I was left wondering. About that mint? What if I did both basil and mint? What would happen? I did the experiment and I'm very happy. Now, there are...
by Brian | Jul 3, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
If I say “mojito” then I don’t have to say “mint” because we all know that a mojito is made with mint. Except when it isn’t. Substitute basil for mint and you have a lovely cocktail, a bit more subtle, and one that you can nurture...
by Brian | Jul 6, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Last year was not a good one for our mint. It was late coming up, the stalks had few leaves, and the leaves were perforated by gobbling insects that I never saw. Or tasted. To my knowledge. This year, all that rain and now intense heat have given us a mint forest. The...
by Brian | Jun 1, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Cherry can be a tough flavor to love. You grow up, get sick, have cough syrup, and vow that never, never, never again in your life will you have another thing to do with vile cherries again. Except maybe for pie. Pie should always be an exception. When the...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
The farmers market in Tribeca on Saturday is just a tad different. It’s the only market here in the Northeast that I have seen with a vendor selling orchids. And there’s this very distinguished looking Amish gentleman offering habenero dill pickles. Talk about...