by Brian | Oct 27, 2018 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
I remember my first time. I was ten, yes, a young ten. It was 1955 and I was walking through the famed Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax in Los Angeles. It was my first return to California since we left in 1948. I smelled something, something wonderful. A whole sheet...
by Brian | Sep 27, 2017 | Recipes
Summer is officially gone, so naturally the temperature is up. It’s in the 80s and those last fruits of the year are ready and waiting at your local farmers market. Peaches make delicious beverages. Even those peaches you got two days ago when they were hard and now...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Beautiful? I think so, but it surely typifies “crostata.” Rustic, basic, more easily made than a latticed pie. Suzi and I go for a crostata at the end of weekend spent hiking or gardening. We always want to complete the weekend with a smashing dessert. Often our...
by Brian | May 2, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“Just so you know, I have ripe peaches. They have to be used.” It was Suzi giving me a heads up on Sunday morning. “We’ll drink them,” I said. “Peach margaritas?” “Perfect.” She sat back in her chair already...
by Brian | Sep 10, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
When I saw this recipe in Texas Home Cooking by the Jamisons, I knew I would make it. And the next day, I did. Texas Home Cooking from 1993 is venerable and perpetually wonderful. You can find a review right here! Suzen and I have driven in Texas Hill Country outside...