Pros: Great food; long list of rum drinks Cons: Drinks didn’t entirely wow me Rating: 4 out of 5 Review book (published 2009) provided courtesy of Chronicle Books. Jessica Harris’s Rum Drinks: 50 Caribbean Cocktails, From Cuba Libre to…
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Summer Cream de Menthe (no that isn’t a misspelling)
I had five leftover egg yolks from another recipe, and had no idea what to do with them, but no desire to waste them. I used the marvelous ingredient-based search engine on recipe site AllRecipes.com to look for likely candidates.…
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"Coffee," Betty Rosbottom
Pros: Great balance between technique & recipes; wonderful recipes; gorgeous photos Cons: None Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Chronicle Books. I adore coffee and, in particular, coffee-flavored treats. It’s something of an obsession of mine,…
"Hot Drinks," Mary Lou and Robert J. Heiss
Pros: Delicious; adventurous; beautiful photos Cons: Helps to have a well-stocked bar! Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Ten Speed Press. You don’t need to have a well-stocked bar in order to enjoy Hot Drinks, by…
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"The Coffee Book," by Campbell and Smith
“The Coffee Book” will average out to a 4 in the overall rating, but keep in mind the individual components. What you want out of this book makes a huge difference in whether or not it’s useful to you.
"Hot Chocolate" by Michael Turback
Some of these recipes call for one cup of dairy to 4 oz of bittersweet chocolate for one serving of hot chocolate, and even a couple of sips was almost enough to lay me out flat. Wow.
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