This one, my friends, is a stretch. When the call went out to create a team-themed recipe as part two of our three-part football recipe extravaganza, I figured I could make one of two things: more Cincinnati chili or a striped bundt cake. I dragged my feet and dragged my feet some more until it…
Drinks
Bourbon with Basil & Lemonade Granita
I rang in the porch drinks season with a strawberry bourbon lemonade, so it seems fitting to spend the last few weeks of summer sipping on another bourbon lemonade combination. This time around, I poured straight bourbon over a scoop of basil lemonade granita to enjoy what is essentially a grown-up slushie. Did you know…
Strawberry Basil Bourbon Lemonade
When it comes to drinks, I am a beer gal. More specifically, I am a beer babe. But I would love to be a whiskey woman. Technically, I am a whiskey woman, but only because the group does not recognize membership milestones. If that were the case, I would very much be a whiskey girl working my way…
Autumn Sangria
Scrolling through the blog feeds I subscribe to, I began to notice a pattern. “Sorry I’ve been away so long,” some lamented. Others seemed incredulous, “Can you believe it’s already fall?” Over and over and over I noticed the pattern of apologies necessitated by the rapid passage of time, and it made me wonder. To…
Fernet Float
What’s your favorite color? I like shades of blue, and the more those shades of blue resemble the waters surrounding a Caribbean island, the better. My preference for teal-streaked turquoise is followed closely by red, quite possibly because I bleed scarlet and gray. As for yellows, greens, and oranges, well you can take them or…
Brancamenta Berry Smash
Four years ago, I started this blog with a recipe post for a Long Island Iced Tea Cake. I made the cake after work and took its picture with a point-and-shoot digital camera that I also bought that same day after work. In terms of quality blog content, I look back and recognize it was…
