For most folks I know, the word “sangria” almost always translates into “instant party.” And as with any good party, the more the merrier. Here’s how to set…
This soup is gloriously rich and bursting with chunks of sweet corn and potato. It gets its smokiness from bacon and chipotle pepper. The pepper’s heat is tempered…
At the risk of needing to rename this blog The Thirsty Mouse, here’s my recipe for Bourbon Barbecue Sauce. This is what I’ll be putting on my pork…
Apparently, this weekend is cocktail weekend. Contrary to yesterday’s Bee’s Kiss, though, my Lemon Drop liquor is light and refreshing. It’s a great late-summer-lazy-day-sitting-in-the-yard-waiting-for-the-barbecue-to-be-done kind of drink. If…
I couldn’t tell you why, but I’m dying for a cocktail tonight. Not a glass of wine. Not an old standby like a martini or a bourbon, straight…
All that talk about cocktail gear a few days ago started to make my mouth water for a juicy cocktail or two to toast the end of summer….
I admit it: I’m a fairly thirsty person. Normally I’m a red wine drinker. I love the good—and even some of the bad. Give me a Cabernet Sauvignon,…
I can’t stop thinking about hot chocolate today. Maybe it’s wishful thinking that August will be more forgiving than July—and less oppressively hot and wet. Maybe it’s that…
Fresh fruit + vodka = summer in a glass, all year round. I’ve been making fruit-infused liquors for about 10 years. I get it from my mother, who…
First off, what the heck is a ratafia? (The short answer is a really, really yummy drink, but that probably doesn’t help much.) Merriam Webster defines a ratafia…
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