Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
While this recipe is for a drink one might imbibe during the Kentucky Derby (like the famous Mint Julep), it is also confusingly called a "Derby.” In this case, the Derby is a specific cocktail that is less popular due to some bad recipes for it out there. After some tweaking, this recipe might just... Continue Reading →
Beer. That's what most people think to drink during the Superbowl. I love beer as much as the next guy and I'm sure I'll have a couple of beers myself during the game, but it's nice to mix things as well. A representative contacted me and suggested I try the below recipes featuring George Dickel... Continue Reading →
Despite a lot of the somewhat recent hate towards pumpkin flavored foods, I still love pumpkin and pumpkin spices - especially in the fall. I've been toying with this pumpkin spice cookie recipe for a while now. I had all kinds of problems with the recipe when I started. The original cookies turned out so... Continue Reading →
Apple cider and apple cider doughnuts are the junior harbingers of fall in New England. They may not have the popular vote like pumpkin-spiced anything, but they do have their loyal constituents that seek them out when the changing leaves signal their return. Apple orchards looking to peddle more apple products often have boxes or... Continue Reading →
These blondies are probably one my favorite desserts to make at home. They're simple, easy, and absolutely fantastic. For those of you that don't know, blondies are basically a cross between a brownie and a chocolate chip cookie that takes the best of both. My friend's wife introduced me to this type of blondie when... Continue Reading →
The first time I tried Egyptian Karkade (Kehr-kih-deh) or Hibiscus Iced Tea, I was staying at a hotel in Egypt. Like many hotels in places with warm climates, the hotel lobby featured complimentary cool beverages. Instead of the usual water or lemonade that a lot of places offer up to their sweltering guests, hotels in Egypt... Continue Reading →
Once I get a glimpse of summer approaching, I tend to start having these fantasies where I'm sitting in a rocking chair on a wrap-around porch attached to some country home. In my hand is, naturally, a mason jar filled with fresh squeezed lemonade that I sip in between nostalgic mutterings about how when I... Continue Reading →
A little while ago, my wife and I went out with a couple of friends to a restaurant in Providence, RI called Broadway Bistro (review coming soon). At that restaurant I tried a drink that they called the "Just Beet It," which is a great pun using the refrain from the immensely famous Michael Jackson... Continue Reading →
Between fall and Christmas, there is a surplus of cranberries at the grocery store. Other than making cranberry sauce, I wanted a way to try and use these tartly bitter berries from the Northeast to create a less common dish. Having never had a cranberry pie, I thought I would try my hand at making... Continue Reading →
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