The truth is, sangria was a recipe that landed on my blog a few years ago. I make it often, as it adds a festive punch (ah, love the puns) to any meal. AND since I am in Italy, it is an appropriate twist on a weekday table wine.
Besides tasting lovely, it is a great [...]

Well, I didn’t come to Holland for the wine or the coffee or even necessarily its culinary prowess. Different countries are known for different things. You go to Italy for wine and pasta, olive oil and tomatoes. Belgium ranks high with beer, fries, waffles, chocolates and the like. Holland is famous for its dairy especially [...]

The holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without cocktails. And it had been awhile since I flirted with flavors and mixed up new concoctions. And to be fair, this one isn’t exactly new. Think of it as upgraded for the new year.
We were fortunate enough to spend some time with great friends over the break: friends [...]

Well, I couldn’t just leave that drink dangling in London. It was good then, but why not remake it and enjoy it here? I couldn’t just NOT make it. You and I both know better.
“I will have the one with pear, I forget what it is called.”
Because many of the cocktails while delicious, seemed to [...]

If ever there is a time of year to come up with crazy drinks and thematic brews, now is the time. And none to soon, as Halloween tricks and treats are just around the dimly lit, spider infested, witch crouching corner.
As gin so infrequently grabs my attention, I thought now is as good a time [...]

Hey mom, why don’t you post on smoothies? My reflex response: because they are so typical in our family I don’t think they count. They couldn’t possibly be interesting to people.
And yet.
We love them and have them almost every day. And they are so easy to make, they evade the rigid parameters of a recipe. [...]