Kiddie Cocktails
I have said it before. I like a well prepared cocktail. I like the whole ritual from mixing to sipping. I like how a good cocktail can mark a moment as special. Creating a lifetime memory. I especially like that pause that comes just before you pick up the stem, close your eyes and lift more »
Perfect Picnic Pair: Grilled Lamb & Wine
Today I have Grilled Lamb Chops with Peppercorns & Savory Mint Sauce because I like the romance of a picnic. But I also like to break the rules. So my picnics usually stretch beyond fried chicken confines. Because there are a lot of great choices that are perfectly suited to eating outdoors, slouched up against more »
1-2-3-4: Orange Basil Rum Punch
Feeling glum? Well you shouldn’t. It’s a holiday weekend. I bet you’re planning some sort of cookout, huh? Because I consider Memorial Day to be the start of summer grilling season. Which to me also means rum. There is no better spirit than rum to lift your “spirits”. It can bring a little sunshine to more »
It ain’t “The One Perfect Martini of my Dreams”. But it makes me happy!
Recipes that make me happy. This week’s subject is a no-brainer. Because I like a nice cocktail. A perfectly prepared, impeccably presented, cocktail. I like the whole process of a cocktail. The amassing of high quality ingredients. The high-tech gleam of good stainless steel bar tools. The shimmering, sparkling crystal of the very best barware. more »
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