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Category: Homemade

Drinking the Bounty: White Onions

July 20, 2016July 10, 2018 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

Onions. You guys, he made a cocktail with onions. AND IT WAS GOOD. The only thought process to share on this one is that Chris knew he didn't want to add sugar so he muddled a thin slice of onion straight into the lime juice. Aquavit brought some complementary flavors like caraway to the party … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: White Onions

Drinking the Bounty: Strawberries!!

June 19, 2016July 6, 2016 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

I. Love. Strawberries. I think I single handedly kept the strawberry seller in business at the farmer's market by my office. Quarts and quarts! Some went into popsicles, some went into milkshakes, some went on top of ice cream, some went in my mouth. Well, you get the idea. While the market berries had shown … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: Strawberries!!

Drinking the Bounty: Baby Beet Stems

June 14, 2016 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

We expected this to be a tough challenge. We knew there would come a week when we would look at our amazing array of produce from Featherstone Farm and thing "there is no way any of this will make a tasty cocktail." We'd be tempted to cheat - maybe by using something from the farmer's … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: Baby Beet Stems

Drinking the Bounty – Rhubarb

June 6, 2016June 7, 2016 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

Chris and I got our first CSA box last Thursday, a small bonus box as a thank you for signing up for all three seasons of the Featherstone Farm CSA. Signing up for three seasons means we are heading into nearly eight months of fresh produce! We chose Featherstone because they came highly recommended by … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty – Rhubarb

Home Cocktail Ice

June 5, 2016July 10, 2018 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

Chris has been making cocktail ice at home for a while now, using a cooler to keep the sides from crystallizing too much and allow the top of the ice block to stay clear. I caught him pulling a fresh batch out this evening. He has to trim off the thin bottom edges (saved for … Continue reading Home Cocktail Ice

Drinking at Home: Marshmallow Vodka, Two Ways

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

I ended up visiting two distilleries, two breweries, and a cocktail bar this weekend and I should be posting about those. But since apparently the first few snow flakes fell today, I'm postponing the epic weekend post for the perfect winter booze project - marshmallow vodka, two ways. These days it seems like you can … Continue reading Drinking at Home: Marshmallow Vodka, Two Ways

Oh honey?

July 21, 2015 ~ Kate ~ Leave a comment

When life gives you crystallized honey, make honey syrup. When life gives you honey syrup, make The Bee's Knees.http://postprohibition.com/recipes/bees-knees/

Just a normal Friday night, toasting a freshly made @talisker marshmallow. Find me, get candy! We’ll travel the world to support good people and these folks are the best! We decided on this short getaway mostly because Vegas has sunshine and @silverstamplv - and enjoyed both thoroughly. An @angelsenvy Vieux Carre as a nightcap here in Las Vegas. This is not a phoned in cocktail - delicious! Just a few highlights from our dinner @bazaarbyjose here in Las Vegas. This ticked a few things off the culinary bucket list for sure. And mad respect for the Somm who came over after @_cmikk ordered a bottle (!) of Manzanilla sherry with dinner and asked if we knew what we were getting into. (We did, and we loved it. Also…sherry bottle list!!) I am so excited that @usbgmsp Iron Bartender is back! If you’re looking for something to do on the next three Sunday evenings, head over to @amsterdambar651 to cheer on local bartenders and raise money for Project Black and Blue. Three+ months of trial and (mostly) error to make these damn marshmallows. As soon as we had a Pink Squirrel @bryantslounge last summer, I knew it had to be a marshmallow. But trial after trial turned out goopy or “short” (imagine a circus peanut). We’re pretty sure that the sugar content of the @tempus_fugit_spirits Noyaux and Cacao was throwing off the structure. This was annoying me so much that I bought a confectionery science textbook to see if I could figure it out. More ice cream adventures! Homemade cinnamon ice cream to go with Apple crisp made with a gluten free ginger snap topping. It’s so good.

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