You Did What to Celery?
We were looking for something else -- 42 Below Fiejoa at Mesa Liquor & Wine Co. on Convoy, San Diego, famous for its selection of beers. They didn't have Fiejoa; instead they showed us Peppercorn Celery vodka by Modern Spirits in a wee-little bottle. We didn't get that, but it did inspire us this Thursday.
We were cooking together -- I making baked corn-bread-like goods, and he making braised short-ribs and root vegetables in a foil pouch. Savory smells and sweet tunes all around, we threw together this new cocktail recipe. A bright, fresh green concoction... I LOVE it. It may be my new favorite.
The big question is ... What should we call it? Put your suggestions below and let's vote!
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What Do Cherries Have to Do With Change?
It's been an embarrassing eight years, politically speaking, and we're just waking up to the idea of ... being awake. And being involved. And helping make it work, this hope and change thing. Rhetoric, sure, but intelligent rhetoric, delivered well. And as two Americans with our own small businesses, we like smart. And thoughtfulness. Presentation. Initiative. The belief in something better.
There I go, with the rhetoric.
This Thursday, we raise our glasses of Manhattan (with a better cherry) and Journalist cocktails to these ideals, and promise to incorporate them in our daily lives as much as possible. With gusto. To the future!
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What Happens When You Mix a Tahoe Trip and Stiff Drinks...
There's a time for $2.50 Bud tallboys (right after the last ski and board run) and
there's a time for a plain ol' stiff drink (a couple hours later when
the achy backs and strained knees kick in). The trick is to
drink just enough to sleep well, but not so much to mess with your
next-day boarding abilities. Not an easy balance to achieve, especially when our counterparts (and good consciences) are back home, soaking sunshine and drinking Margaritas.
Here's our cocktail recipe for the Sazerac:
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Backyard Pond Sample or Tasty New Cocktail?
G is dreaming of slicing down snowy slopes, and I'm already dreaming of barefoot time ... fresh-cut grass, warm rocks, trickling water fountains ... and my favorite sorbet, Cucumber Jalapeno. Instead of sorbet, we recreated it this Thursday as a cool green, velvety cocktail. We brought the mixture to our friends' new place (in a jelly jar, yes, and it did raise eyebrows) and asked them to help us name it. As we sipped in their dining room with the bamboo floors and eggplant walls, the name was a natural.
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