Category: Dessert

Bourbon Dreamsicle

whiskey drank

I wanted bourbon. I also wanted an orange creamsicle. And thus the Bourbon Dreamsicle was born. Juice half an orange. Pour in some bourbon. (This was Four Roses.) Add half a can of Virgil’s Diet Cream Soda. Or whatever cream soda you have on hand. Go get some Virgil’s for real tho. Add some ice. […]

Forgotten French Toast

Dear Readers,Anjali finally wrote this recipe for her dreamy french toast. Enjoy.RSW I made French toast, and started writing this recipe about 14 years ago, back at the start of quarantine. And, back when the dark humor mixed with New Jersey sarcasm didn’t seem all that mean. Alas, it took me until today to finish […]

DoubleTree Cookies

delicious looking cookies

PSA DoubleTree by Hilton published their coveted chocolate chip cookie recipe. I repeat: DoubleTree published their chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you didn’t know this, then you haven’t been paying attention to the right corners of the internet. Devoted followers, I took one for the team. It was my responsibility to all of you to […]

The Fire Episode

dutch oven on a fire

I noted in a previous post that my Saturday started with fluffy, delicious buttermilk pancakes and ended in fire. It’s time to explain. See, on Friday night Anjali and I went for a walk around the neighborhood. With classic Wingo “nothing-to-see-here” nonchalance, I picked up several large branches and carried them back home. There’s no […]

Apple Cinnamon Scones

pan of scones with cinnamon on top

Well, given the enormous backlash against my intentionally divisive social media posts about apples, I thought I would demonstrate that the apple is indeed a more useful fruit than just a peanut butter delivery device and the shining star of pies. Here’s the twitter version (the facebook version got very ugly, very quickly): Apples are […]

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