http://eatmakeread.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:48:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hope you had an excellent weekend. A hurricane was suppose to cause chaos in the city, but luckily it just brought a little rain on Saturday. When we woke up Sunday, the sky was bright blue and the sun was shining. That was extra good news for us because ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/08/north-fork-foodie-tour/ I finally found a way that I can drink whisky without wincing, mix it with a little iced tea. I've been really into iced tea this summer, in fact I've had way more in this one summer than I have in my whole life. I'd dabbled in Thai iced tea, ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/05/happy-hour-whisky-iced-tea/ The Times had a nice article about corn yesterday. In it, they include this recipe for Brown Butter Cornbread with Farmer Cheese and Thyme. Needless to say I'll be picking up some corn this weekend. photo by Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/04/corn/   Mint's been on my mind lately. There's something about the fresh kick that you get from mint leaves that has me dreaming about ways to use it. Last year I made some fresh mint ice cream that was really, really good and I've been thinking about it ever since. The ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/04/mint-pudding/ We had such a great time in boston this past weekend. It's always a different experience when you visit a city where you know a local and lucky for us our locals know us well. Unfortunately I wasn't with it enough to photograph each place we went, but I think ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/03/boston/ Three day weekends are so dreamy. We took advantage of the extra day by taking a trip to Boston to visit some of our best friends, Ari and Jillian. They led us to some great food that I'll be sharing later this week. Before we left, I whipped up my ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/09/02/caramels/ Whew, that's a mouthful, but this beer is amazing. It's another from Bell's Brewery in Michigan and unfortunately for us it's the last one in the fridge. The best way to describe it is rich. Rich with cherry and hints of bourbon, but not overwhelming. It's unlike any other dark ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/08/29/happy-hour-bourbon-barrel-aged-cherry-stout/ - explore farms on long island during the north fork foodie tour - exercise my drinking skills to prepare for ny craft beer week  - begin a dinner club because this makes me jealous http://eatmakeread.com/2008/08/28/some-things-on-my-to-do-list/ I've been meaning to do a post about a handful of vintage cookbooks I picked up on our midwest adventure last month. I just love old cookbooks, especially when they're filled with fun illustrations like a few of these are, plus they often have some wacky recipes inside. The first one ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/08/27/vintage-cookbooks/ I'm really intrigued by figs lately. I just love the way they look, plus they're the perfect pairing with cheese. We all know any excuse I can find to bring a little cheese into my life is an excuse I'll be using. There's a recipe in my new cookbook, "How ... http://eatmakeread.com/2008/08/26/how-to-eat-supper-figs-with-honey-goat-cheese/