“THE GIN & TONIC HAS SAVED MORE ENGLISHMEN’S LIVES, AND MINDS, THAN ALL THE DOCTORS IN THE EMPIRE” – Winston Churchill While we might think of gin & tonics as a swanky bar drink, the history is actually quite the opposite. Gin was originally given as a medicinal treatment in Holland during the 16th […]
Wine, Cocktails & Beer
Small Batch Cocktails
We don’t get out much. This year we managed an overnight to NYC where we were for a total of about ten hours before we had to head home. We also did take a trip to South Carolina where we actually got an entire weekend in. That is rare though as most of the year […]
Mai Tai Popsicles
When I was in college I had two fantastic friends. The three of us were inseparable. We went to a very small liberal arts college located north of Boston and although there wasn’t much to do in the area, there was a huge Chinese restaurant that was always packed on the weekends. I don’t recall […]
Apple Cider Brandy Cocktails
We took a trip to B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill in Stonington, Connecticut over the weekend. Our kids were so excited at the prospect of getting donuts that they could hardly sit still. It was packed! So much so that the parking lot was full and the street parking nearly all taken. We waited in line […]
Pink Lady Cocktails
It may be that the only good thing about this renovation (besides the ultimate promise of a functional kitchen) is that we have been drinking cocktails just for fun. By the end of this process we might just have tried out every single one in Danny Meyer’s Mix Shake Stir. When we saw the photos […]
Garden Tomato Bloody Mary
We are in the midst of a total kitchen renovation which we are doing ourselves. I think our process would not be so bad if we were moving a little quicker. But that is next to impossible when one of you is only home one or two days a week and the other is always […]
Watermelon Mojitos
We are wine drinkers, and, unless we are out (ha ha ha because really, when do we go out these days?!), we don’t usually have cocktails. Despite being quite excited for fall to arrive, even we are hanging on to those last few days of summer. One way to do that was to make cocktails […]
Basil Lime Cocktails with Tito’s Handmade Vodka
When we go to Boston we love to stay in Back Bay. One of our favorite places to grab a drink is Via Matta. They make the best, and we mean THE BEST, basil lime gimlet ever. It is refreshing and summery and the basil actually adds this incredible savory flavor that balances out the […]