Sally Reed’s Best Vegetarian Chili

On November 1, 2012 By

This best vegetarian chili recipe was passed from someone to my Mom, Sally Reed, who passed it on to me.  The vegetarian chili recipe has a meat option which you can cook in the pot or on the side, which is what I do.  The secret of the recipe is [...]

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Awful Awful Milkshake Recipe

On October 14, 2012 By

I remember visiting Newport Creamery as a kid in Barrington, Rhode Island and drinking their Awful Awfuls.  They were called that because they were “awful big, awful delicious”, or something like that.  If you drank 3, you’d get a fourth one free.

The original recipe from the 1950s calls for:

6 oz of Grade A [...]

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Whiskey Blender: Create Your Own Custom Blended Whiskey

On March 16, 2012 By

Whisky Blender is an online store based in Scotland that provides a simple way for you to craft your own custom whisky blend using up to seven different single malts.  Once you’ve finalized your blend, you can name it so that it’s easy to reorder or, if necessary, [...]

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The Most Common Cooking Mistakes Explained

On February 27, 2012 By

This list of 10 common cooking mistakes is a great summary of simple errors we all make when cooking or baking.  Cooking Tips and Cooking Questions Answered – Cooking Light.

 

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How To Make a Proper Old Fashioned

On February 22, 2012 By

Fascinating and opinionated web site focused on one thing: how to make a proper Old Fashioned.  Author Martin Doudoroff believes that a lot of “bad ideas” have corrupted the modern drink.

Old Fashioned Recipe

Follow the easy original recipe to make an Old Fashioned.  In a glass, [...]

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Sweet Melissa’s in Cobble Hill is Closing

On February 7, 2012 By

Sad to see that one of the first high-end pastry shops in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn is closing.  The note posted on her front door announces that she’s consolidating her Brooklyn operations at her Park Slope store.

I don’t know the full story yet behind the closing, but several More →

1940s Cocktail Menu from Monkey Room, Sillman Hotel

On February 1, 2012 By

The descriptions of these cocktails on this 1940s cocktail menu don’t indicate what they were made with, but coconut and pineapple indicate that the ingredients included rum.  The Fog Cutter, Monkey Business, Daiquiri are all rum drinks.  Rum drinks became popular during the early 40s because due to war-time shortages, most liquors were [...]

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Cocktail Diagrams Poster

On February 1, 2012 By

This limited edition print breaks down 68 mixed drinks into their constituent parts. Follow the lines in this mother-of-all-liquor-related-diagrams for the recipes of your favorite cocktails.  Titled “Constitutions of Classic Cocktails”, the 27″ x 39″ poster identifies the mixers, garnishes, spirits and even proper glasses and ratios to [...]

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Helping Japanese Tsunami Victims with Coffee

On January 31, 2012 By

Posting a link to a great story on a coffee enthusiast’s mission to help Japanese recovery workers and tsunami survivors.  Read more about Yoshi Masuda’s mission and HOPE Cafe here.

Yoshi’s Blend from Mackenzie Sheppard on Vimeo.

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Creating the Chinese Oreo Cookie

On January 30, 2012 By

Via Kotte comes this article on redesigning the Oreo cookie for the Chinese consumer market.

The Oreo cookie was introduced by Nabisco in 1912, and appears today as it did when it was introduced; generations of Americans grew up with it. I grew up in the US [...]

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