Chef Julie is thinking about chef Alice Waters’ Cranberry upside-down cake. This cake is a delicious use of the seasonal cranberry. Consider using the same recipe and substituting rhubarb for the cranberries for an interesting riff on Waters wonderful...
Cooking Archive
SAUTEED ROOT VEGETABLES
The wonderful thing about sauteed or roasted root vegetables is that you can mix and match any combination you like. If you don’t like carrots, leave them out; If you like squash, toss it in. You can use pearl...
GINGER BEER MARGARITA
This cocktail recipe for a ginger beer margarita is shared courtesy of the Minimalist Baker. I love ginger beer, so I was looking for a cocktail recipe that combined ginger beer with one of my favorite spirits. I came...
IRISH COFFEE
Irish coffee holds a special place in my heart. During the early days of my courtship with my wife, my then girlfriend and I went to a bar to hear a bit of music and talk. My wife was...
CINNAMON ROLLS
Thinking About: Cinnamon Rolls Dough: 1 cup Warm Milk 2 Eggs (room temp) 1/3 cup Unsalted Butter 4 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour 1 teas. Salt 1/2 cup Sugar ¼ oz. Active Dry Yeast Filling: 1 cup Light...
JACK ROSE COCKTAIL
The Jack Rose cocktail was very popular during the 1920’s and 30’s. As applejack, the drinks main ingredient, fell out of favor, the drink receded into the corners of cocktail history. The good news is that applejack is making...
SAZERAC COCKTAIL
The sazerac cocktail is a often credited with being the very fist cocktail ever created, tracing its roots to pre civil war New Orleans. Some historians dispute this claim, but none dispute the fact that the Sazerac is a...
BRONX COCKTAIL
The Bronx cocktail is essentially a martini with orange juice added. This recipe for the Bronx cocktail comes from liquor.com and uses one or two more ingredients. Bronx Cocktail 2 oz Gin 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth 1/4 oz Sweet...
BBQ AND SCIATICA
My sciatica has flared up again and I have been flat on my back for two weeks. If you have not experienced the constant, searing pain of a a pinched sciatic nerve, consider yourself lucky. The pain is some...
BLACKBERRY GIN FIZZ
Blackberry Gin Fizz Thankfully, Labor Day doesn’t mean the end of BBQ’s or warm weather cookouts. There are still a few warm weekends left. In some regions of the country, there are even more than a few warm weekends...
ORIGINS OF GUMBO
Thinking about: Where the heck did Gumbo come from? The word “Gumbo” is the African term for Okra…Derived from various Bantu dialects (Southern & Central Africa). The word is one of very few African language words brought over by...
CITRUS RUM COOLER
This Labor Day weekend, while watching the U.S. Open and smoking ribs, celebrate the end of summer with a citrus rum cooler. The citrus rum cooler is easy, refreshing, and the perfect compliment to any end of the summer...
