Fresh figs are some of my favorite fruits to photograph. They’re pretty rare to find in the grocery and their pink flesh with all the squiggles really pops in pictures. I am also a big fan of figs in cocktails, too. 🙂…
Adopt a Dog ✅ Name said dog after a cocktail ✅ Drink that cocktail in dog glassware during the entire month of said dog’s adopt-aversary ✅ ? ??? We adopted our sweet little PimmPup 1 year ago and named her Persimmon, after one of our favorite fruits that grow back home in Indiana. Since it’s hard to call out “PERRRR-simmmm-ONnnnn!” at the dog park, we shortened it to…
Broke my “No Foraging for Cocktail Supplies in Central Park” rule today because of these fresh cherry blossoms that I nabbed on my morning run. ??☺ I adapted this recipe from the amazing book “Wild Cocktails from the Midnight Apothecary” by Lottie Muir. I love this book so much.…
Two years ago when sean and I moved to our current apartment, one of the things I was most excited about was the possibility of a garden. I grew up in Indiana in the country with tons of land and my parents who took master gardening courses and it definitely showed in the flowers, veggies, and herbs they grew each year. Sure, I would love to have a…
A shrub is a colonial-day drink made of fruit, vinegar, and sugar. (Thomas Jefferson was a big fan!) Usually you use a lot more sugar and let the fruit sit for a week but it’s also delicious this way. It’s an incredibly refreshing drink that is tart and sweet at the same time, so good to sip in the spring sunshine. ?…
This cocktail is from W&P Design’s amazing book, Infuse! For those of us who get bored with the same version of classic cocktails, this one literally spices things up. I had 4 serrano peppers in my spicy cucumber gin and it was ???.…