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Repotting Plants and a Spring Wind
Recent cold snap notwithstanding, spring has definitely arrived here in South Carolina and it looks like we’re going to get a few weeks to enjoy it before summer temperatures start creeping in. For many years, spring has been a time … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon, Cocktails, Easy Update, outdoors
Tagged bourbon, cocktails, house plants, spring
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Boozy Peaches, Part 1
Living in South Carolina in the summer is full of pluses and minuses, namely fresh peaches and devastating heat and humidity. But, the rational part of my mind knows that you can’t have one without the other and so I soldier … Continue reading
Dilly Adventures
Dill has a special place in my heart for several reasons. I’m Lithuanian, so a cucumber tastes lonely without it (and a bunch of sour cream). It’s one of my favorite things to watch grow and it’s like summer in a … Continue reading
Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
My household is filled with different contraptions to make coffee. Moka pot (x2), drip machine, Aeropress, Turkish cezve, French press. Rob and I met at the coffee shop where he worked for a few years, right after I got back … Continue reading
Posted in Infusions, Rum
Tagged cocktails, coffee, cold brew, concentrate, iced coffee, rise and shine, rum
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Tufted Cushion with a French Mattress Seam
Now, doesn’t this project sound very fancy? In my experience fancy=complicated, but I am happy to report that no matter how fancy it sounds, this project was not all that complicated. That’s not to suggest that it was a breeze … Continue reading
Hooch & Home’s Official Bourbon Slush
Spring is a great season for many reasons, but as a woman raised in Kentucky, I mostly focus on basketball, redbuds, and horse racing. Basketball ended in some sadness for those of us wearing the right shade of blue and … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon, Cocktails
Tagged bourbon, bourbon slush, cocktails, kentucky derby, make ahead, run for the roses
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All this for a cocktail, Part II
In Part I of this post, we provided information on how to make your own yogurt and orgeat (almond flavored syrup) because I really wanted to make the cocktail Pearls Before Swine with my homemade yogurt. Today, we’ve got the … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, DIY, Gin
Tagged cocktails, diy, gin, lemon curd, orgeat, yogurt
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Required Reading: The Craft of the Cocktail by Dale DeGroff
The You Do You Bar is based on the idea that building a home bar should be tailored to the builder’s preferences and habits. Not everyone needs St. Germain or even the ubiquitous Campari. Regardless of how you stock your … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cocktails
Tagged book review, cocktail book, cocktails, cookbook, cosmopolitan, craft of the cocktail, dale degroff, vodka
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Make ’em skinny
Jump to Cocktail Recipe As a member of the long-legged few, I have a fair amount of trouble finding pants that fit, especially when you take into account my unwillingness to try mail order or pay more than $50 for … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktails, Easy Update, Gin
Tagged cocktails, diy, gin, martini, sewing, skinny jeans, vermouth
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