Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Do you know that habit of the universe where you learn about one new thing and then keep seeing it? That was me in regards to infused spirits or in this test case, just vodka (gin and brandy are often used too). I first came across infused spirits in The Herbal Kitchen, the same book
Last week I discussed the lamb dinner that I made for my wonderful grandparents but I did leave out details on the dessert that I made for the evening: candied blood orange slices with dark chocolate sprinkled with Malden salt. This is not my recipe I found it while looking for a different recipe and
Early in 2020 my Nana said she would like to try lamb sometime and then covid hit and we were in lockdown and our dinner night never happened. We both had a free weekend and decided it was time for our long awaited dinner party in early 2021! Dinner Menu: Appetizer: French bread with a
I love having the chance to create elaborate (ish) meals. These are typically dishes that I don’t have time to make normally or they are too big for just Keltin and me. This recipe was dessert for a meal like that. The Full Menu Appetizer: Mixed Green Salad with Radish and Carrots Entrée: Air-Fryer Salmon
If you have been following this blog for any length of time you know that I love different types of pesto and I was super excited to find this one in a new cookbook that I actually bought while in Seattle while on our honeymoon. Me being me I did make a couple of changes
I absolutely love gingerbread and ginger cookies. They are full of flavor and with a hint of kick from the ginger and are just Christmas in food form. I’ve made a couple of different ginger based deserts over the years but wasn’t happy with the cookies – until now. I found this recipe on the
Back in 2017 while traveling in Alaska I found a beer that was so good it has haunted my memory of good beer since then. I found it when I first started drinking craft beer and I’ve been looking for it since then but unfortunately the beer is not sold in Texas. It is called
While I test out some new recipes for the holiday season I though I would share an old favorite: Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies with peppermint garnish. Or if the red of the peppermint is not your color, go with the original green: Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies with Pistachio garnish. Either way these cookies are a
Thought I’d get into the holiday spirit with today’s post. In our house we love hot chocolate as soon as it is cool enough outside to call for it and I almost always make whipped cream to go on top but a good cup of hot cocoa needs that extra topping to feel complete. Our
2020 being what it is and because of possible exposure Keltin and I had Thanksgiving with just the two of us and Bear this year. It was difficult, not being with the rest of the family but we’d rather not take any risks. I wanted to showcase our feast, we were rather proud of it
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