Here in NYC the street fruit carts have their best prices of the year on berries and I’ve been taking advantage of this to make some new shrubs. While skimming “Shrubs” by Michael Dietsch, I found this recipe that looked unique with strawberries and balsamic vinegar. Since I’ve got literal buckets of basil growing on my balcony, I thought that this shrub deserved another layer.…
One of the reasons that I love tiki drinks is because they take this imaginary rule book I’ve got in my mind for cocktails and chucks it out the window. Gin… and rum… together? Turns out it works! This drink is like a summer tiki negroni and it’s ???. 🙂…
Here in NYC it’s been so hot and muggy that I overheard a coworker saying, “It feels like I’m living in a mouth!” ? When you take into account those NYC summer smells, a more accurate description might be an armpit. ?Have I mentioned I do love it here? 😛 On the bright side, gin and tonics feel like they were invented for days like these… And thank…
Recently got a bit of #boozemail from Amaro Lucano and it’s ?. I didn’t know amaros existed until about a year ago when I bought my first bottle of Fernet. (Mind: ??) An amaro is an after-dinner digestif made with a mixture of herbs, spices, and essential oils. Most amaros range from extremely bitter (Fernet) to soft and sweet. Amaro Lucano definitely falls on the sweeter side of…
When I set out to grow an edible cocktail balcony garden this spring, I didn’t anticipate that the plants I’d use the most for cocktails would be the flowers. While I’ve barely used the sage, oregano, and thyme, the petunias (not even edible!) have been providing a steady supporting role in the home bar this summer. (Wasn't feeling the blue hue for a true Blue Hawaii :P) See…
Another tweak to a hot summer staple for these miserable muggy days. Used the Flavor Thesaurus book to make a traditional basil gimlet a new twist. ?…