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Maraschino Cherries
Maraschino Cherries In the age of the iPad, we’re prone adopt the conceit that we’re at the most advanced point in human history. While this may be true for watching reruns of SNL skits on a tablet...
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Simple Shrubs
I’ve been reading Caleb Carr lately, and I blame him for this post. Maybe blame is the wrong word, but reading The Alienist has certainly shifted my mind into forensic mode. While not one of my...
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Homemade "Imitation" Maraschino Cherries and Brandied Cherries
Since I went out of my way to insist upon imitation maraschino cherries in our Rye Rogers drink, I figured that I better make amends by offering up my secret Homemade “Imitation” Maraschino Cherries...
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“Reader, are you fond of pickled eggs? That you, doubtless, consider to be a curious question. Still anything will do to commence a conversation. It is better than saying it is a fine day, or you...
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Of Toast and Toasting
Like so many key moments throughout history, it all happened because of a pretty lady and some damned fool hitting on her. Actually, there were two men, but one of them was a little more chivalrous...
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Of Punch and Biscuits
Admittedly, I may have missed the episode, but I don’t believe that Leonard Nimoy ever went “In Search of… The Toasted Punch Biscuit”. But he should have, because the toasted biscuit has been at the...
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Lesley and Chocolat Espectral
By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson Fear is a universal archetype — no matter who we are or where we are from, when things go bump in the night, we all jump. For me, my own childhood fears are deeply rooted...
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TABASCO – Welcome to the Hellmouth
TABASCO doesn’t tip-toe around being spicy. On the contrary, they take pride in the fact that they produce a pepper sauce for people who like things quite a bit hotter than normal. Sure, there’s a...
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TABASCO – One Drop Works Wonders
I am stuffed; stuffed like a turkey. If you ask me, we have Thanksgiving all wrong. Sure, we remember to be grateful for the people and things we have — that takes little effort. It’s the meal that’s...
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TABASCO: The Eye Opener
Quick — name a drink that uses TABASCO. I’m going to take a wild guess and say you offered the Bloody Mary. Possibly the Snapper or the Caesar. Or, if you’ve built an appreciation for cockailia...
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