Something about the holiday season puts me in the mood for a festive drink before dinner. Lately, S seems to be in the same mood, and his current favorite cocktail is a Negroni — the classic drink made with gin, campari and sweet vermouth. When I first started making this cocktail I stayed true to [...]
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Negroni time
Posted in drink, ingredients on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cherry drinking vinegar — part two
Posted in drink, family on July 29, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Last week I posted the recipe for cherry drinking vinegar used to make a colonial drink called a shrub (concentrated syrup made from fruit, vinegar and sugar poured over ice and sparkling water). When you last saw me, I had pitted and mashed the cherries, covered them with apple cider vinegar and left them to [...]
Cherry drinking vinegar at home
Posted in drink, food, ingredients on July 21, 2010 | 12 Comments »
One of my recent fascinations has been with the fruit drinking vinegars that are on the menu at two Portland restaurants: Ping and Pok Pok. These drinks are light, fruity, not too sweet, and, because the vinegar is topped with sparkling water, a little bit fizzy. A perfect taste for a hot summer afternoon or [...]
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