Brunch is always a big deal for Mother’s Day. Even this year, when no one’s venturing out to restaurants, we’re still ordering in and making a big deal out of the holiday. And we should! Mom’s a big deal. She’s there morning, noon and night. She’s that shoulder to cry on, that ear to bend… Continue reading Orange Fizz
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The Disinfectant
As you all know we’re stuck inside… “safer at home”. We’re trying to work or be intimate with our significant other all while homeschooling or cutting our hair. It’s really hard! All we want (and by we I mean I) is to get out and be with people. In person! But between dousing ourselves with… Continue reading The Disinfectant
Mysterious Stranger from Korea
If there’s one thing I’ve discovered during this whole self quarantine, it’s that there’s a lot of cooking and creating going on. Some bloggers are trying new recipes from around the globe, while others are creating interesting art. Those creations are then uploaded to the world wide web and turn into instant sensations. I know… Continue reading Mysterious Stranger from Korea
Sgroppino
It’s such a strange time right now. We’re all suddenly performing multiple roles; before we were simply stay-at-home mom, bread winner, teacher, or student. Now we’re all four (or more). While trying to balance all those roles, we’re also desperately trying to keep our households fed and find enough toilet paper and paper towel to… Continue reading Sgroppino
Castro’s Christmas Nightcap
Last week was Thanksgiving and now we’re deep into the holiday season. That means that this weekend is the first official weekend of holiday parties. I know because we always have one. See, we don’t want to compete with office parties which always seem to be in the middle of the month, so we have… Continue reading Castro’s Christmas Nightcap
Apple Blow Fizz
Next week is Thanksgiving and then we’re really in the thick of the festive, holiday season. At that point it’s all about apples, turkeys, chocolate and lots of lots of cocktails. So, I thought I’d get the ball rolling today with something festive and full of bubbles. But just because it has bubbles doesn’t mean… Continue reading Apple Blow Fizz
Bebbo Cocktail
I love gin cocktails. It doesn’t matter if they’re straight up, on the rocks or full of bubbles. As long as the gin is good, I’m all in. While I prefer gin drinks full of bubbles when the sun is high in the summer sky, every so often a gin cocktail that’s straight up is… Continue reading Bebbo Cocktail
Bull Dog Highball
I have to admit something. I’m an addict. I collect cookbooks. If you were to see my kitchen you’d see stacks and stacks of cooking magazines and cookbooks. But it doesn’t stop there. I also have tons of cookbooks on the shelves in my office. But the books in my office are all cocktail books,… Continue reading Bull Dog Highball
The Fascinator
No, I’m not talking about those adorable, little hats that everyone wears for special occasions, I’m talking about a cocktail. That’s right, a cocktail. After all, it is Friday and you all know what that means: classic cocktails! As I said, today’s classic is called a Fascinator, yes, just like the hat. And like the… Continue reading The Fascinator
Sky Juice
I just got back from the Bahamas, a beautiful group of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where all one does is swim and lounge and swim… and lounge. It was wonderful. While I did plenty of swimming and snorkeling, I also did my share of drinking. I mean, there’s absolutely nothing better… Continue reading Sky Juice
Splendid Spritz
Since summer officially starts next week, I wanted to whip up a cocktail that would be the perfect summer sipper. Something light, something bubbly, something that you could drink at breakfast, lunch or dinner. What kind of cocktail does all this? Why, a Spritz of course. In case you don’t know, a Spritz is a… Continue reading Splendid Spritz