Cocktails
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One Day in Paris
What would you do if you only had one day in Paris? When I knew my husband and I were going to be in France for a week in late March and that we would only have one day in Paris, I started researching and dreaming. I had been to Paris twice before, once as a seventeen-year-old high school student on a class trip, and again in my early twenties with a heavy backpack on my back, and only a few hours before I caught a train to Le Havre to take the ferry to Ireland. Both trips were quick and furious, and mostly what I remembered was one crowded,…
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Perfect Wintry Cocktail
It’s perfectly chillllllly up here in Maine. Brrrrrrrr!!! I love winter, and I love the snow, which is a good thing, because we’ve got plenty, and it’s only December!
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Three Fabulous Summer Cocktails
I love summer, I love the laziness, the long days, reading books, napping, eating lots of popsicles and grilled bread, and cold salads. I love the water and the lingering scent of coconut sunscreen that takes me back to childhood days spent at the pool, soaking up the warmth. I love, love, love the sun. But despite my talents at being lazy, with two kids and a fun, new city & state to explore, we’ve managed to stay busy. Trips to the stream, trips to Canada, playing in tide pools, summer concerts, fire pits near the river with good friends, swim lessons, summer camps, dentist appointments, parties and holy cow! It’s…
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Mother’s Day Bourbon Smash Cocktail
Annnnd here we are again, another Mother’s Day is upon us. This holiday gets me every year. I remember my first Mother’s Day with my three-week-old Lily in my arms, and I felt, not so much like a mother, but awe. I just felt pure gigantic awe, like this business is huge! I really had no idea. Many days I’m still searching for the life preserver in that vast ocean.
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My Favorite Cognac Cocktails
Years ago when Greg and I first moved back to Everett from Georgia, we lived in his dad’s basement for a while. We didn’t have a house, all our stuff was in storage, I had no job, and it was just Dizzy and me hanging out during the week. I spent hours writing every day and in the afternoons I watched cooking shows on the Food Network. One of my favorite’s was the Barefoot Contessa. Her recipes are so easy and delicious and they never go out of style. During one episode, I watched her make a pitcher of Sidecar cocktails for a party she was throwing. I’d never been…
