by Brian | Aug 13, 2014 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Cobblers are an American creation, really an adaptation to circumstances. In colonial America the traditional British suet pudding could not be made. Cost, ingredients and equipment all were hurdles too high for those colonial families. Instead, a base of...
by Brian | Jul 31, 2014 | Agua Fresca, Recipes
How can you drink a peach? This is the latest agua fresca recipe in this summer’s agua fresca marathon. And it’s a delight. From The Perfect Peach, the key to this successful recipe is the first ingredient: 2 gushy peaches. The authors of The Perfect...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
My love-hate relationship with peaches continues. I bought some rock hard peaches two days ago. I happened to walk by today, touched, and my finger discovered definite softness. These peaches did not have 12 hours left, let alone 24. If I had 24 hours and if Kiefer...
by Brian | Aug 27, 2011 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Peaches bring out the best and worst in us. It’s not us really. It’s the damn peaches. They are so very, very frustrating to work with. They can rot in an hour. They can be rock hard for days, seeming to never want to ripen. Or they can ripen and have very...
by Brian | Jun 11, 2011 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“No.” “But.” “No,” Suzen was insistent. “I need it for a drink recipe.” “Improvise.” She walked down the aisle and I just stood there looking longingly at the bottle of peach syrup. Improvise I did. The first peaches of the season have arrived, and we face the same...
