I got the idea of jerky infused white whiskey from the Ranger Creek folks at this years San Antonio Cocktail Conference. My original intent was to use it to make Bloody Mary’s. However, I found that the tomato overwhelmed the jerky flavor. More importantly, I started out making a huge…
It’s Mixology Monday for March and this month’s theme is ‘Burden of Proof.’ Brought to us by this month’s host Dagreb of the Nihil Utopia blog, we are challenged to use spirits with no less than 101 proof. I have found a number of uses for 151 proof spirits, other…
I love kumquats, partly because it’s a fun word, but mainly because of the sweet and sour flavor. It’s the only citrus I know of that you eat whole – peel, seeds and all! A few years ago, I bought and planted a kumquat tree and eagerly awaited it’s first…
It’s Girl Scout Cookie season and the little girls, with Mom’s in tow, can be found in front of grocery stores and pharmacies across the Nation. The ones I met were very pleased to sell me 2 boxes of each variety. Of course I wasn’t purchasing all of those boxes…