A fun cocktail for the fall season, Ginger Pear Gimlet, has warming flavors of ginger and a homemade Ginger Pear Simple Syrup! When Rob Masters (President of the Colorado Distiller’s Guild, and Distiller of Rob’s Mountain Gin) put out a cry for help to his friends (I’m lucky to be one of them) to do…
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Goji Berry Infused Vodka and Martini
No, goji berries do not grow in Colorado. However being one that likes her antioxidants as much as the next girl, and being game to infuse anything (hide your children and your pets) the idea of infusing vodka with goji berries popped to mind awhile ago. With anti-oxidants being all the rage, infusing some into…
The Manhattan cocktail and Homemade Maraschino Cherries
When I turned 21 I was living in Santa Cruz California. I’d gone to college there to study Marine Biology and also took a part time job at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Being one of the last seaside amusement parks in the U.S., and one serving alcohol, left it an adventure…
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
The rich tradition of El Dia de los Muertos celebrates families and ancestors. Favorite foods, folklore creations and ritual all bring past ones to life in joyful remembrance. As we all feverishly prepare for Halloween, there is another holiday hot on its heels that most don’t really understand; El Dia de los Muertos or The…
Old School Minestrone Soup
We have now had our first snow. Always dubious of newscaster’s predictions, I was mindful of the possible 12 inches but not wed to it by far. There have been many an occasion we’ve been promised to wake up to snow only to be greeted by the dry asphalt we bid goodnight hours prior. …
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Bourbon-Orange Glaze
I don’t go full tilt on holiday themed food. Though I do love Halloween and have made spooky treats like jello eyeballs I feel there is enough sugar laced through the month that when I want to bake something it has to have some panache. I love a good spice cake at this time of year and…
An Urban Winery: Bonacquisti Wine Company (Denver CO)
The Colorado Riesling is a Gold Medal Winner at Colorado’s Wine Fest 2011 and a special pick of Paul’s. A great wine for Thanksgiving and I bought my bottle when I visited! On our first true day of fall, christened with freezing rain and snow in the mountains, I took a trip to…
