Bring out your bowls and cups – punches are coming back! These mixed drinks are returning in a big way for good reason – they’re fun, fast, and festive. I make punches following the ratio recipe of the traditional Barbadian national rhyme: One of Sour, Two of Sweet, Three of Strong, Four of Weak. Traditionally, the...
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Cocktail drinkers know that a Manhattan isn’t a traditional Manhattan without Angostura bitters and one can’t make a Sazerac without Peychod’s. But home mixologists might not know how simple and fun it is to make bitters and home. What are Bitters? Bitters are strong herb and spice alcohol infusions including at least one bittering...
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I love the Olympic games, cocktails, and a good story, so I naturally fell for the tale of the classic cocktail, The Olympic. The forgotten stepsister of the popular Side Car, the Olympic originated in London in 1922, likely in recognition of Olympic ocean liner, not the athletic competition. The first recipes were one...
Read more →Remember when I had a SodaStream on my holiday wish list? I put it on there because when I have sinus pain and pressure, nothing is more delightful to drink than some sparkling water. But I have always hated the packaging waste of bottles of water. My friend Faith saw my list and said...
Read more →Seasonal foods are hot and heavy in the spring, summer, and fall as we eat our way through herbs and asparagus to peas and beans to tomatoes and squash. What about winter? Hot houses do produce fresh food in Ohio but there are only so many ways to eat greenhouse-grown lettuces and greens. Even...
Read more →Welcome to Peach Week! I declare it so because peaches are in season in Ohio and I love them! Before I get to the fruit of today’s post, let me introduce the creator of the recipe, Anna. Anna is a 20 year old Japanese college student staying with us for two weeks. She is...
Read more →I love a good cocktail but I despise maraschino cherries. The rubbery red-flavored spheres resemble the natural fruit in name alone. I decided to tackle creating cocktail cherries at home when faced with an extra quart of fresh local sour cherries after making sour cherry preserves. While searching for a recipe, I discovered a...
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