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Photo courtesy of Kanko’ One of my favorite summer drinks is iced coffee. A jolt of caffeine and a hit of sugar, mellowed by a bit of cream is the best way to start the day. The thing is that, if I buy iced coffee – from Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts or even the coffee […]

You know who I don’t like? Oprah. I mean, I like that she’s at the top of a field that normally rejects women, African-Americans, and people who have a BMI higher than 18. And I like that she’s made a zillion dollars doing what she loves and chooses to spend a lot of her cash […]

Let’s take trip ’round the world, retro style, shall we? Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once offers a delicious “uber retro, Swiss-classic, fondue” perfect for any well-heeled jet-setter. The recipe hails from Graham Kerr’s classic 1973 cookbook, The Complete Galloping Gourmet Cookbook. Retro pro Emily at Appetitive Behavior visited France via Hungary (read […]

Our house. Looking down the street. My car in the driveway, buried in a snowdrift. Outside, there is 16 inches of snow on the ground. It’s getting deeper each hour. The sky is grey, the wind is cold, and the snowflakes keep falling. It’s the perfect day to cuddle up with a good book and […]

Well, it’s not a retro drink recipe, but it’s a lovely little cocktail, chock-full of holiday cheer. Plus, what’s more festive than a drink served in a martini glass? For a prettier (but just as tasty) drink, use white creme de cacao. Peppermint Cacao cocktail ¼ oz (1 ½ tsp) peppermint schnapps½ oz (1 Tbsp) […]

This post is abbreviated from the original, found here. The Reverend Horton Heat once said, “I live my life on a layer of ice” and indeed, in my estimation, this is the key to a good martini of any sort, but most especially the Bombay Sapphire. The key ingredient is unsurprisingly Bombay Sapphire Gin (or […]

“In My Bar” is a feature on The Webtender. You select the ingredients on hand in your bar and Webtender spits out all the drinks you can make. One of the drinks it suggested was the Dr. Kevorkian — probably because you could be dead before you realize you’re drunk. According to the description, the […]

Perhaps I hadn’t been paying attention. But it suddenly seems that — all at once — every foodie magazine and television show has a Basil Lemonade recipe. It seems like an odd combination. While I like both, this isn’t a “you got chocolate in my peanut butter” home-run fusion. But the hype got to me. […]