I didn’t want y’all to think that it’s always roast leg of lamb around here. This morning, my breakfast consisted of a scoop of protein powder mixed with soy milk and liquid vitamin D concentrate, shaken to a froth in a Boston shaker. I commend it to you all, on those mornings when you know [...]
It’s been a week. For both of us. In so many ways. So to celebrate that we’re now at the end of it, I invented a cocktail, which I share with you all in case you would enjoy replicating it for yourselves. Government Shutdown Cocktail 2 parts bourbon 1 part maraschino liqueur 1 part simple [...]
Does this count as regifting? Or just as being resourceful? It came to me this morning while I was rolling out dough for Nancy Silverton’s awesomesauce graham cracker recipe (make them with whole wheat pastry flour!) that I had a sizeable two year old bottle of homemade limoncello in the cupboard and that at the [...]
This is some crazy weather, isn’t it? Batidas — buy some frozen fruit. What kind? What kind do you like? There’s always frozen guava pulp in my freezer, that much I can tell you. But strawberries are delicious and easier to find at the grocery store. Puree the frozen fruit in a blender. Add cachaca [...]
On this Cinco de Mayo, I want to make a public service announcement in the form of a drink recipe. There is only one recipe for margaritas. Or at least only one worth bothering with. I know what you’re thinking, and possibly saying to yourselves, but bear with me here. Like the Caesar salad, which [...]
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