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Sangria Tasting Bar: A Trio of Punches

Friday, August 29, 2008
Peaches

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…

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Smoky Corn Chowder

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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…

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Labor Day Special: Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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…

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Sweet & Sunny Lemon Drop Liquor

Sunday, August 24, 2008
lemons

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…

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One Bee’s Kiss, Please. Hold the Stinger.

Saturday, August 23, 2008

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…

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How To Make a Proper Mint Julep

Saturday, August 16, 2008
Kentucky Colonel Mint

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….

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Shake It Up!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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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,…

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Mayan Hot Chocolate

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
mexican chocolate

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…

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Infuse Your Booze: Making Fruit-Flavored Liquors

Thursday, July 31, 2008
hot-pepper-vodka

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…

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Peach Ratafia

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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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