Bloody Mary Mix.
Last weekend for the USA-Japan Women’s World Cup final game we did a little brunch party at our friend’s house. One of the most essential components to any brunch is, of course, the Bloody Mary....
View ArticleEasy-Peasy Blackberry Puree.
The alley blackberry bush is back to old tricks, heavy with fruit that is ripening daily. We picked about five cups and made a quick puree out of it. We went into this with grand ideas of fancy drinks...
View ArticleVodka Coolers: Cucumber and Blackberry.
This is my new favorite cocktail. Ever since making our Blackberry Puree, I cannot stop making these for cocktail hour! Equipment shaker muddler pint glass ice Ingredients 4 slices of cucumber 2 t...
View ArticleSoda Replacement Project: Homemade Cream “Soda” Replacer.
Let me preface, that this is not a soda. It is not carbonated, though it would be good carbonated and that could be achieved any number of ways. This is simply a concoction that I made that tastes like...
View ArticleSoda Replacement Project: DIY Sarsparilla Root Extract.
The hubs is still drinking soda with his cocktails, zero calorie soda no less, which is just terrible for you for a myriad of reasons. I have been trying to wean him off the stuff, but this is going to...
View ArticleSoda Replacement Project: DIY Sarsparilla Root Extract – First Taste.
After two weeks the sarsparilla root extract tastes about how the vanilla extract would taste. The flavor of the sarsparilla is there and strong, but the flavor of the vodka is still quite present. I...
View ArticleSoda Replacement Project: DIY Sarsparilla Root Extract – Second Taste.
This is three days late, Sorry! The sarsparilla extract still tastes very much of vodka, but the sarsparilla flavor is very prevalent. It also smells very good on my hands after the alcohol...
View ArticleSoda Replacement Project: Flavored Water Kefir.
So we started making kefir water last month. It seems to be going well. Still looking to experiment with some different sugars and flavors but we have created one staple flavor and have an...
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