Communication, Or Lack Of
Communication, or Lack Of Let me pose a question. How is it that we have phones and computers growing out of every orifice, yet communication is becoming so poor? Much of it seems to be a general lack of respect. In recent weeks I have had numerous important emails to...
Scrapple Mousse
Scrapple Mousse As I've said in a previous post, I love scrapple. Earlier this week, I wanted to play with it a bit. I haven't ventured into making my own yet, mostly because I can get great quality scrapple every week at the farmers market. This week I picked some up...
Strawberry Basil Negroni
Strawberry Basil Negroni I hesitate to call this a Negroni because I'm a purist, and this strays a bit, but here goes. Also, I like my drinks on the larger size. 2 Fresh, Local Strawberries 1 tsp Turbinado Sugar 3 basil leaves 3 dsh Outerbridge's Sherry Rum Pepper...
Why We Celebrate
I hope that everyone has a fun Memorial Day. Regardless of your thoughts on war and the military, please take a moment to think about why you're home, working the grill with family and friends. Thank you to all that serve/served in our military
We Can Pickle That
3:1 Sugar/Salt Wait Rinse Rice Wine, Apple Cider Vinegar, Agave Chill Wait Eat
The Cel-Ray Collins
The Cel-Ray Collins 2 oz Gin (I used Cold River Traditional) 1/2 Lime cut into wedges 2 teaspoons Turbinado Sugar 2 dashes Fee Brothers Celery Bitters 4 oz Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray Celery Soda Muddle the lime wedges, bitters and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and gin....
Perception and Presentation
How things are presented affect how they are perceived. Take something like offal. Pretty delicious but there are a lot of skeptics. Why? Because it's animal organs, and that's weird. We can all agree that honey is wonderful, but at the end of the day it's really just...
Souvenirs
Some people bring home trinkets and T-Shirts. We bring home food. Here's what we made room in the van for. 4 pounds of Geechie Boy Grits (2 white, 2 yellow) 4 pounds of Carolina Gold Rice 24 bottles of Blenheim Gingerale (75% of them hot) a case of Cheerwine 3 bottles...
On Vacation
Gone to Charleston, SC. Be back soon
The Fat El Vez- A Dessert Post
The Fat El Vez dessert- Peanut Butter & Bacon Pudding with Tequila Bananas and Mexican Hot Chocolate Crumble. A recipe by Frederick, Maryland chef Chris Spear