Recent content by Darkstream

Did the noise level just go up a notch? .

Fresh fruit is almost totally unobtainable in my locality at any time of the year now. The supermarkets have killed off the trade and the growers. All you can get is the blotining paper variety, 24/7 12 months a year. .

No, I'm on healthy. What is LA? .

What is with you people? Don't you know that Andy does not like you posting graphics? ;) .

Where exactly are you ? Are you in the continental United States? I think what you need more than anything is a REALLY basic cookbook. That is how I started out, and I have never looked back. I still use it sometimes, because it works. But there is no point in recommending one if it is not...

I meant I will try some others. I had success with lime shrub and with your recipe, so Mandarine Napoleon next! I am fascinated by your tale. I have been reading a book, "The Connoisseur's guide to Spirits and Cocktails" by David Broom, pub. Carlton Press ISBN 1 85868 837 X. He describes how...

All my carpets are Persian, Chinese, Indian or other Islamic. You can see the wood floor arround the edges. They do not slip if you put them on a proper felt underlay. And most of them are large enough and heavy enough not to move. They can be removed for cleaning if you wish, but I simply...

What does the winner get? .

I thought it was an Italian-American wearing a chef's hat. .

......it just gets worse......

Cinnamon? Or could it have been a hint of cloves which are traditional? Cinnamon is normally associated only with Venetian cooking (at least in meat dishes, and principally with lamb). Cassis is the blackcurrant cordial that the french mix with white wine for a summer drink. Cassia is a...

Yeah, it turned out ok. Perhaps a little rough arround the edges, but maybe it will marry down. I left it for 3 weeks, and in the end I decided to dilute about a third with fresh vodka. The flavour is no longer overpowering. It is much as I remember aquavit to be. Thanks for the recipe. Now...

Wow Sush!!! I'm gobsmacked. The erea of the autonomic bartender.

b’stilla These two recipes come from “The Moroccan Collection”, by Hilaire Walden, published by Hamlyn, London ISBN 0 600 60584 1, in print. Thoroughly recommended to anyone with an interest in Moroccan or North African cuisine. You can probably get one from Amazon (but use a fake/free email...

Hey Sush- What is "a margarita machine"? Does it really exist? Do you have a link?