Note: A prologue from my upcoming autobiography, Life’s Too Short to Smoke Cheap Cigars (Or to Drink Cheap...
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Note: A prologue from my upcoming autobiography, Life’s Too Short to Smoke Cheap Cigars (Or to Drink Cheap...
Life Skills There are some skill sets that were valuable back in the pre-industrial world and could be very...
The Martini is a classic drink that has been deconstructed, reconstructed, torn down, and slapped together...
When the Shit Hits the Fan III – Starting to Rebuild The current political situation notwithstanding, I...
I have a confession. I’ve never made espagnole- or brown- sauce before. So, I read a bunch a recipes and...
Ok, well, the title of the article may be a lie. I claim no ownership of these ideas, as many are just...
North to Alaska IV – Taking Possession Mrs. Animal and I have been planning this for twenty years. We’re now...
The Espagnole sauce for the Mother Sauces project calls for brown stock. So, I decided to make my own from...
Previously, we’ve stuck to cocktails, which in the classic definition have strict requirements. Today, we’ll...
Where do we go next? That would be citrus (for juice and zest) and liqueurs (flavored infusions - usually...