A lifetimes fascination with food somehow led to importing pottery from Europe. Initially we marketed through home parties. During our first Christmas season we realized people were looking for gifts rather than items for themselves so we decided to make our bowls and cups into baskets by going back into the kitchen. After filling them with gourmet goodies we made ourselves, the phone never stopped ringing with people looking for more.
The first time I experienced the rich, smoky, soothing bliss of a Negroni was at the Ritz in Shanghai. I was with my sister from Down Under; Melissa. We were celebrating life, opportunities, happenstance, and raising a toast to the ...
I know, you are all sick and tired of this white, fluffy stuff. I have to admit that I love it and all the outdoor activities it beckons. That said, on Friday I realized I too am tired of how it makes going about your everyday busines...
To me cranberry is the color of fall. Rich and soothing, it warms my heart both by sight and taste. Last year I sat on a beautiful shaded balcony. The sun warmed what had started as a crisp day. It glistened on the waters of the c...
Jeremy Flinkman is not a man who takes kindly to frilly drinks with silly straws and umbrellas. So when I was playing with an idea I had for a sparkling margarita/mimosa to be served at a post V-Day brunch, I knew for sure he was not g...
Thyme has been growing wild in my garden for years. 25 years after I gave the first plant a home, I finally found something to do with it and our weekend cocktail hour has never been the same. Gift giving has never been so spirited.
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This drink is how I intend to welcome in summer's last hurrah. I love the idea of it's fresh flavors but seldom have one. What you usually find is nothing but a sugar filled ice cream/slushy amalgamation.
When I was gifted with a bo...
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Karen Anderson at Tucker's Restaurant in Southwick, MA created this sublime cocktail that has a slightly sweet caramel accent. It is not a girly drink but rather a true cocktail in the vein of vintage libation...
Sometimes all the things you are looking for just don't fall into place. People, places and ingredients; we often have expectations that reality can't live up to. If we are unyielding we just move on to the next insurmountable feat. ...
What's that song? "The snow, it's snowing, the winds are blowing...can we weather this storm.." I am sure I have it all wrong, but the words are streaming through my head. It's winter. It's cold and it's snowing. It's time to put t...
My mother loves a good Margarita. As the weather gets warm margaritas are often a go to drink when the sun passes the yard arm. To me the best drinks are simple, often margaritas are not.
Several years ago we were having an impro...