I got home from work today and my love greeted me with a request to cook her up a new and tasty cocktail. This is what I whipped up to make her a happy girl. The Monte Rio Tango 2 parts fresh OJ 2 parts gin 2 parts pomegranate juice 1 part Aperol Mix well [...]
I won’t lie. My siblings and I all enjoy a good cocktail. If its a cocktail made with a brown liquor, all the better. In a recent visit, my brother whipped up this tasty cocktail before our dinner party. It was frothy, delicious, and sure did pack a punch, no pun intended. The Rattlesnake 3 [...]
These “mocktails” helped get us through a very challenging moment on Friday night in our week on the cleanse. We had arrived at the cabin and it was a perfect summer evening. Old habits die hard and we were both seriously craving a cocktail while we sat outside and watched the sun set. We decided [...]
“I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.” -W.C. Fields Have you ever had one of those days? I sure have. Mr. Fields, I feel you. I thought, perhaps, that I have been taking myself a little bit too seriously lately, so here is a funny quote and a real [...]
There is this terrific trend of artisan distilleries springing up all over the country, now that legislation has changed and become more friendly toward the small-batch brew. There is one that opened up near my cabin in the Catskills that is about to release their first Vodka, and has plans to make whiskey and other [...]
My birthday is January 1st and this year I celebrated in my usual fashion, quietly tucked into a snow-kissed cabin in the Catskills. My friend Kerry created this cocktail in honor of my aging self and I think its the cat’s meow. I’ve become somewhat obsessed with the elderflower liquor, St. Germain ( www.stgermain.fr), and [...]
Our adventure today was an afternoon just north of Santa Fe in Tesuque, at the magnificent orchard of Paula and Michael called Three Dog Trees. They were hosting a group of twelve of us for an afternoon of apple-picking, cider-making and an fall lunch on their portal overlooking the orchard. The orchard dates back to [...]
Come holiday time, I like a festive beverage. I’m usually a vino girl on the whole but a holiday with fireworks seems to call for something more extravagant and celebratory. I prefer the limey drinks…like margaritas, mojitos, etc. Despite the name of this beverage, its actually not very sweet at all. Play around with the [...]
I've recently moved my life from Brooklyn, New York to Sonoma County, California to pursue a life in food and wine. I am now the executive chef at [big bottom market] and this blog chronicles my adventures out here in wine country.
