Palermo Viejo, a favorite Argentinian restaurant in my hometown closed a few years ago. Their meats were fantastic but they also served outstanding desserts and this was one of them. My thanks to Federico Erbl for his recipe, which he intended to be a low-fat treat. I managed to fatten it up for my version.
Bee’s Knees
This gem of a drink is perfect for hot summer days. The combination of lemon and honey blend into a harmonious thirst quencher. You have to be careful with these. They go down awfully easy!
Honey Syrup
Home made cocktail syrups are easy to make and much less expensive than those you buy at the liquor outlet.
Sweet Summer Corn Chowder
I was shopping for groceries yesterday, saw the table full of corn and couldn’t resist. In the cart they went. Then I had to decide what to do with them.
Martini Primer – History and Legends
The Martini is arguably the most famous cocktail. San Francisco claims it’s invention because of a reference in a bartenders manual from 1887.
Siberian Pelmeni
Preparing for a trip to Portland, Oregon, I polished up my high school Russian, ready to impress the staff at Kachka where we had reservations. I found no one that spoke the language. Frankly, they had difficulty understanding my Arkanese, Or was it the vodka? Yes, there was vodka.