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Highland Kitchen
No, this post isn’t about haggis. Before going to see Cowboys and Aliens the other night at the Somerville Theater, Donald and I went out for dinner at Highland Kitchen. I’d never eaten there before, but it seemed to get … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Food and drink, Restaurants
Tagged Cocktails, food, Highland Kitchen, restaurants
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Coffee Table Cookbook
I recently bought this cookbook. It’s a gorgeous hardcover with a colorful cover, and many beautiful pictures of delicious-looking food inside. It was an impulse purchase. I’d been shopping for a dress for my wedding (yes, yes, the store at … Continue reading
Posted in books, Cocktails, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged books, Cocktails, Cooking, desserts, food, Laurent Tourondel, Rachael Ray
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Don’t fear the eggnog
I used to be afraid of eggnog when I was younger. I don’t like either eggs or milk, and as I’m sure you’re all aware, both feature quite prominently. You can get soy eggnog these days, but I doubt that … Continue reading
Finding a good grenadine
Like maraschino cherries, modern grenadine isn’t what it used to be. The original product was colored and flavored with pomegranate juice. These days, it tends to be high-fructose corn syrup colored with FD&C Red #40, and flavored with … well, … Continue reading
Cocktail vs. cocktail
For years, I’ve been a devotee of the sadly-out-of-print book Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century (Paul Harrington and Laura Moorhead). I learned about the book from a friend, and managed to find my own copy at a … Continue reading
Real maraschino cherries
A friend of mine once threw some old maraschino cherries in his compost. A year later, they were still there, as round and brilliantly-hued as the day he first opened the bottle. I’m not a huge fan of maraschino cherries. … Continue reading