The Cosmopolitan Martini 1 ½ oz Vodka 2 ½ oz Cranberry Juice 1 oz Cointreau ½ oz Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice Shake lightly with cracked ice or stir with ice cubes and strain Garnish with a lime wheel Special Culinary Equipment: Martini Glasses
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Now What? When you find yourself lying on a bunk in the big house, and the only appointment you have scheduled in the next 20 years (to life) is with the Georgia Department of Corrections, you realize you’re going to have lots of free time on your hands. So, what’s the plan? You can volunteer to work in the kitchen and hone your culinary skills. I don’t know if this is Hy Abernathy’s story or not, but given the name of this chili, I’m sure it must have chain-gang roots…
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A Regal Presence On The Table Preparing and serving a prime rib roast is always an event. Its regal presence on a table makes the occasion special, and its aroma can get my digestive juices flowing faster than any other food. It’s also interesting to watch our guests catch the first whiff of what’s in the oven. When they realize it’s prime rib, their excitement is almost palpable. As human beings, we seem to continue to love meat. Our long history of the way we’ve consumed our eatables goes all of the way…
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Mention Thanksgiving and the turkey with all the fixins immediately comes to mind. Depending on which historian you read, the turkey may or may not have been served at the first Thanksgiving meal. Many think the meat served was probably venison along with seafood and waterfowl. If there was turkey, it probably was wild turkey and not a domestic variety. Whatever they ate there seems to be clear consensus the first Thanksgiving involved serving plenty of meat. Give The Gobbler A Break This Year I sometimes decide to give…
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