‘Tis the season to celebrate. And, what’s better to celebrate than with a bit of bubbly! I actually believed bubbly and sparkling wines to be on my list of those things I shall eschew. It’s one of those gloriously grand items I wanted to like, but just believed I did not and would not. I…
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Did you know there is a Finish word for drinking at home in your underwear? Indeed, Finland’s Tourism Board put together a dictionary (complete with accompanying emojis you can download) of “hard-to-describe Finnish emotions, words, and customs.” Included in the list of 56 phrases is kalsarikännit (pronounced cal-sar-y-cuhn-eet). It describes the “feeling when you are…
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What kind of spooktacular cocktails will you be serving this Halloween? Deep in color, rich in flavor, with a little bit of spice, creates something quite nice. Blood Orange & Golden Rum Cocktail juice and zest of 1 blood orange 2 oz. Bacardi Gold rum 1 whole cinnamon stick ice Create one long zest twist…
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The Caipirinha Cocktail Caipirinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajpiˈɾĩj̃ɐ]) is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça(pronounced [kaˈʃasɐ]) (sugarcane hard liquor), sugar and lime. Cachaça, also known as pinga, caninha, or any one of a multitude of traditional names, is Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage. Although both rum and cachaça are made from sugarcane-derived products, in cachaça the alcohol…
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I was bedazzled by the Mint Mojito I had over the summer. Thus, I had to have my hand at something somewhat similar. But with a touch of vanilla..and orange..and basil.
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You may find this hard to believe, but I’d never had a mojito until this summer! One of my dearest friends on earth, invited me over for a garden “drink” on one of the hottest days of the summer. She claimed her mojitos are truly the best. WOW! Boy do I believe it!
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Over the summer we took a trip to Portland with the notion that we would eat and drink our way through the Pearl District. We did just that. Oh, my. The libations and nibbles in the PNW are out of this world. We are still dreaming about a salad we shared on the rooftop of…
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Apparently this drink is really referred to as: “The Irish Maid” I searched and searched in an effort to discover the truth behind this conniving name. All I was able to uncover was that the recipe was adapted from a cocktail created by Jack McGarry at The Dead Rabbit in NYC. Hmmmm… Well, my beloved…
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Patrick Swayze. Charlie Sheen. Russian Invasion. And then refuge in the woods of Colorado.
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A few months ago I attended the grand opening of a new little speakeasy in town. I love little secrets – gems like this – located in the far back of a new hoppin’ shoppe, known only to an industry few. It really made my day as we pushed through the “secret wall” to be…
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