by Brian | Nov 7, 2017 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
I do love fall. I do. But it was sleeting today and I’m too well aware that after fall there comes a need for snowshoes. I try to make summer last. As long as possible. From the wonderful new website simmerandsauce.com, here is a strawberry cocktail with a little...
by Brian | Aug 10, 2017 | Recipes, TBT
You normally drink the tequila, via a margarita, while you enjoy salsa and chips. Now you can both sip and eat that dear tequila. This recipe calls for serranos, hotter than jalapenos, but you are welcome to mix or match at will. And, should you make the salsa and...
by Brian | Nov 26, 2016 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Ordinarily, you can tell if I have made a recipe here or am just supplying you with an exciting one from a cookbook. I can’t actually test and taste everything, so sometimes you are going to be the one enjoying that first taste. You can tell which scenario...
by Brian | Jun 20, 2015 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Master mixologist Cody Goldstein from The Upholstery Store in NYC is a playful man. Here is his fourth cocktail created for this Father’s Day weekend — you can find the others here by searching for “cody.” If your dad or husband is a golfer,...
by Brian | Oct 20, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Monday I posted a cookbook review for Skinny Sippers, a volume of cocktail recipes with a twist [no pun intended]. Each of the recipes in Skinny Sippers gives you a lovely cocktail in under 150 calories. The recipes are dotted with ideas for using fruit, fruit...