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Bourbon Etiquette

R.M. Dolin, 2013 The stillness of dawn, like the quietness of snow, elevates the soul’s desire for something different. A frustration deep inside that can’t be calmed. Those who fear, drink to forget. Those with loss drink to remember. Men build their mosaic on scars …

Long Island Ice Tea Cocktail

If your goal during happy hour is to get to the train station long before the train arrives, this is the cocktail for you. It’s a smooth tasting easy to sip cocktail that packs a powerful punch so be careful an limit yourself to one….or …

La Piadina – Grilled Flat Bread

Most cultures have a version of grilled flat bread, for example, the Spanish have their tortilla, the Greeks the pita, and East Indians have Nan. In Italy, a popular flat bread is call piadina and it’s a no-yeast bread that typically uses both lard and …

Classic Dirty Martini

A classic Martini is made from Gin not Vodka and as anyone with any sense of sophistication can attest, the Gin Martini is hands down better. A Dirty Martini is one with olive brine added and optionally garnished with olives. Below is a starter recipe …

Say It Ain’t So – Redux

December 7, 2023 MANDY “It’s over, simply no other explanation; at least none I can come up with since we haven’t spoken in weeks and Henry doesn’t appear to care if we do or don’t. Now before you go all philosophical on me, I know …

Eggs Schiacciata

This recipe is nice way to feed a lot of people breakfast while at the same time flashing your gourmet flare. Begin by making Italian Schiacciata, which is a flat potato bread that takes about an hour but you can make it in advance. Once …

Potato Schiacciata

This potato based Italian dish is easy to make, but does require work, like all Italian dishes. Schiacciata in Italian means flattened and since this is technically a bread, we can deduce that it’s a flattened bread. In Italy it’s generally served as a starter …

Roubaix Challenge

R.M. Dolin, December 4, 2023 Snow’s mostly melted, at least enough to get my bikeback on the road. The steady sun’swelcoming in the way tired bones yearnto relive times when suffering seemedso essential. Belgium lies beyondthe unseen edge ofmy mountainous horizon even as Roubaix’s“Hell of …

Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake

This recipe will make 12 reasonable servings but what the hell right, if we’re going to be decadent, why limit ourselves to serving size. The calculus of cuisine is anything that can be eaten can be worked off later, it may be years later, but …

Air Fried Roasted Vegetables

While oven roasted vegetables are preferred, the process is a bit messy, heats the kitchen, and takes most of an hour to finish; along with having an oily baking tray that needs to be cleaned. This air-fried version is just as good and finishes in …