I have never touched fresh rhubarb before this week! I have enjoyed eating it in different ways and seen it for sale at the end of driveways and at farmers markets, but never actually cooked with it! Every year I see it in the spring and think I will try some this year, but never…
Tag: Cocktails
{drink it up} Carrot Ginger Mimosa
April is a transitional month in my neck of the woods. At the start of the month, cold winds still blow and snowflakes dot the air. By the end of the month, the tulips and daffodils are in full blossom, and everything appears a bit hazy from the delicate buds that start to pop open…
{from scratch holidays} Building A Home Bar 101
Whether you are throwing a big holiday shin-dig, or you just want to keep a well-stocked cabinet of libations, it is good to know how to create a home bar to suit a variety of tastes and palates. You don’t need to spend tons of money or buy-out an entire liquor store to achieve this……
{edible gift} D.I.Y. Cocktail Bitters
My friend Julie turned me on to homemade infusions years ago. She has a big shelf in her amazing kitchen/dining room filled with homemade bitters, digestifs, infusions, shrubs, and the like. It’s like walking into a delicious apothecary. Julie recently attended the FSC Schenectady Food Swap and brought with her a bunch of her homemade bitters…
{weekend field trip} Finger Lakes Distilling
This summer my husband and I made a visit to Finger Lakes Distilling in Burdett, NY while we were on vacation wine tasting on Seneca Lake. He has been a big fan of the bourbon for a while, so he was very excited. I had previously read about the distillery in local and national…
{drink week} Homemade Grenadine
Editor’s Note: This edition of drink week continues with Gina’s cocktails-of-the-past-journey, where she shows us how to make the non-alcoholic Grenadine from scratch, for both alcoholic & non-alcoholic drink creations! Gina kicks-in a Black Currant Syrup variation (YES!). Thanks Gina, I have thoroughly enjoyed your trip down cocktail history! -Christina +++ When I was testing…
{drink week} I’m in a Downton State of Mind
Editor’s Note: Drink Week rolls on with Veggie Bouillion star (see Sean’s Three Things Thursday on Punk Domestics!) Gina. She has a two-part piece on drinks, first up, liquor & drinks inspired by Downton Abbey & Boardway Empire. Tomorrow Gina will treat us to a non-corn syrup homemade grenedine & black current syrup for all…
{drink week} Cucumber-Infused Sake
Editor’s Note: Swapper and FSC Academy teacher, Leah, has given us Swap Fever w/ her swap loot recipes of Spiced Nuts, Magic Shell and now for our {drink week}, she gives us Cucumber-Infused Sake. I can tell you from personal experience that the June swap was alive with cucumber sake. Everyone wanted it. So much…
{drink week} Fun with Limes
Editor’s Note: Before I begin I need to get something off my chest: can you believe its the first day of August 2012 already? Wow. Okay, I’m back & focused. To continue our drink week, we have a brand-spanking-new Guest Contributor, Wendy of the Wendalicious blog and from the Board of the Schenectady Greenmarket (and…
{Hello} I’m Deanna
In an effort to expedite the “Getting To Know You” process, I thought I would break myself down by the numbers. Hold on to your hats and glasses, it’s about to get numerically ca-razy. 0 – Siblings I have 1 – Tombstones found on our property (creepy!) 2 – Kids I have 3 – Years…
