In the past I’ve waited until my dogs are gone to create tributes to them: I do angel-dog cartoons, and sometimes I name cocktails after them (if you want to try the Jasper, it’s 1.5 oz apple brandy, .5 oz Luxardo or other cherry liqueur, .5 oz Cynar or other Amaro, 1/8 t red chileContinue reading “The United States of Tali and the Ballad of Rye”
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ESC #22
This one had a rough Moroccan theme. The Bizzy Izzy cocktail was OK, but I got a little loosey-goosey with the substitutions (arrack for bourbon–I know, what was I thinking?) and had to off-road pretty significantly to save it–turned it into a champagne cocktail, because who doesn’t like a champagne cocktail? I can’t give youContinue reading “ESC #22”
OK, admittedly…
…I’m on heavy doses of Advil Cold & Sinus, but this is still pretty stinkin’ cute:
ESC#17
This one had a Silk Road theme, kinda. The standout was David Leibovitz’s Panisse recipe, but the cake from the now-defunct Local Milk blog was great, too!
Wooden automata
Really beautiful: youtube.com/watch
5 Months of Yukon Wildlife in 5 Minutes
I don’t know how this ended up in my YouTube feed, but it’s really amazing: featuring the Bear Backscratch Tree youtube.com/watch
ESC #13 & #14: St. Patrick’s Day and Distilling Day
Again, no pics of anything. I really am the worst blogger ever. The highlight of St Patrick’s Day was definitely the from-scratch corned beef that my friend Nicole made using the cure from this recipe and the rest of the recipe from this source. I can ask her for it and update. I made thisContinue reading “ESC #13 & #14: St. Patrick’s Day and Distilling Day”
Tips for Snagging Hard-to-Get Reservations for California State Parks
I’ve told you before about Wright’s Beach, how much I love it, and how hard it is to get a reservation for the “premium” beachfront sites. Well, I managed to snag one this year for a week, and it took me enough tries (like, almost every morning for 3 weeks) that I think I canContinue reading “Tips for Snagging Hard-to-Get Reservations for California State Parks”
Letter of Recommendation: Burnt Sugar Meringues
These are fantastic. You can order them here.
Loading…Review of Death’s Door
As I sat down to write this post, I was reminded of the Portlandia skit, “Put a bird on it!” Because truly you can get me to buy almost anything with a raven or crow in/on it (or any corvid, really–I’ll take that magpie print and those piñon jay dishtowels, too, thank you). I’ve lovedContinue reading “Loading…Review of Death’s Door”
The Rookery 