From Treasure Island to Pirates of the Caribbean, we love a good pirate tale. But we were puzzled when we encountered the classic pirate-speak completely out of context in an old black and white comedy called “Soldiers Three”. After a bit of exploration on IMDB, it all began to make sense. “Soldiers Three” is aContinueContinue reading “Talk Like A Pirate Day”
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Crème de Cacao Drink Lab
Brookside dark chocolate with raspberry flavor, Thin Mints from Girl Scouts are cookies I savor, Mallomar cookies and chocolate cherries, These are a few of my favorite things. The common thread in some of my favorite treats is the semi-sweet flavor of dark chocolate. Combined with berry fruits, mint or marshmallow, it delivers a heavenlyContinueContinue reading “Crème de Cacao Drink Lab”
Wedge Salad with Bacon
You may not think you need a recipe for a lettuce wedge salad made with a hunk of iceberg and some blue cheese dressing but I came across a few tips that made it a little more special. Dice tomatoes, sprinkle with salt, and put it in a strainer. Dice red onion and place itContinueContinue reading “Wedge Salad with Bacon”
Labor Day Fiesta
The avocados in the produce aisle labeled “Ripe Now” are beckoning to me and Labor Day weekend presents the perfect occasion to whip up some guacamole. Our guacamole-inspired menu expands to include Margaritas and tostadas. I use a modified version of a guacamole recipe from my Cuisinart food processor booklet that’s easy and delicious. 1ContinueContinue reading “Labor Day Fiesta”
Three Shades of Blue Drinks
A sultry summer evening makes me crave a Blue Hawaiian cocktail. Recipes vary on the use of vodka or rum (or both) but everyone agrees on Blue Curacao. After all, that’s what makes it blue! Follow my drunken logic, if Blue Curacao is basically triple sec, why not make blue versions of some other classicContinueContinue reading “Three Shades of Blue Drinks”
A Lesson in Wine Faults
We are continuing to work our way through my sister-in-law’s red wine collection, opening a bottle of California Syrah from 1999. Just as the 1998 Rombauer Merlot that I recently wrote about, the aging of this wine has produced a lot of sediment. My husband is less put off with it this time, since filteringContinueContinue reading “A Lesson in Wine Faults”
The Local Farm Stand
Where I grew up was solidly suburban and a local farm stand was not to be found for 50 miles. That didn’t bother us any since my dad had the biggest garden in the neighborhood. With the exception of a patch of grass and a few shade trees along the perimeter, the entire backyard wasContinueContinue reading “The Local Farm Stand”
Converting My Analog Past to the Digital Present
In a previous post I waxed nostalgic over all of my old albums, cassettes, and VHS tapes that live in the land that technology forgot. Is it possible to convert some cherished analog audio cassettes to a digital format? The answer is “yes” and everything I need to know is on the Internet. My GoogleContinueContinue reading “Converting My Analog Past to the Digital Present”
Rombauer Rescue
We don’t often have a chance to drink wine that has been cellar-aged, mainly because we drink all the wine we buy within a few years. So when my sister-in-law offered us her red wine collection as a consequence of their moving across the country, we were only too happy to take it off theirContinueContinue reading “Rombauer Rescue”
Cream Liqueur Drink Lab
We’ve collected a number of different cream liqueurs in our travels and decided to taste five of them back to back in drink lab. Our samples include Original Bailey’s Irish Cream, Caruva Horchata Cream, RumChata, Crisma, and 1921 Crema de Tequila. Caruva and RumChata are both examples of horchata. Originating in Spain, variations of horchataContinueContinue reading “Cream Liqueur Drink Lab”
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