Entries Tagged as ‘Cooking and Recipes’

May 3, 2013

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

My first observation is that drinking this beer is like drinking a beer and a cocktail, but not in that questionable way–more in a “best-of-both-worlds” kind of way. My second observation is that it’s an ingenius combination of two wonderful things–beer and Bourbon. I couldn’t believe I didn’t find it sooner. I heart this! I [...]

February 27, 2013

Recipe for Caipirinhas

I haven’t made a snow angel since I was teenager. And technically, I didn’t make one Sunday night (when I threw myself into a 3-inch snowdrift). Thank you, round of caipirinhas before dinner at Fogo de Chao. Everybody at the bus stop was very impressed. Any cocktail good enough to get me on public transportation–in [...]

January 11, 2013

Barcelona in Brookline

It was impossible to ignore the Jamon circulating in the bar Sunday night–every time it was set down in front of someone, it was a complete spectacle. Points for eye-catching ( if not appetizing) presentation. Though on a packed Friday night, I wouldn’t be surprized to see the servers get sick of hauling it around, [...]

January 8, 2013

Weeknight French Omeletes

After watching the Top Chef episode where everyone had to make omelets for Tom Colicchio (and doing a little “quarterbacking” from my couch) I decided to test my skills and made one. Over the last few busy weeks it’s been my go-to weeknight dinner, since I wasn’t home often enough to shop and I always [...]

December 21, 2012

World’s Easiest Christmas Cookies

It’s officially December, when cookie and candy eating is suddenly, magically sanctioned, and I start recipe hunting, buying decorations and baking in a mad frenzy. Being cold-weather averse, I need to channel my energy via projects like this before I go stir crazy. While lots of my ideas will go either un-started or unfinished this [...]