Food + Drink
Reflections at 35,000 feet and Hearty Vegetable and Beef Borscht
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Cocktails
Be A Little Damn Fancy : Gin and Tonic with Grapefruit and Thyme
The Gin and Tonic is one of the world’s most beloved, classic cocktails. It’s not your imagination: When served correctly Gin and Tonic looks, smells, and tastes, fantastic. If you want to truly bring out the flavor of gin, ditch the high ball glass or the rocks glass. Use a large glass with a stem
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Cork Talk
Pop, Fizz, and Clink
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne. ~Paul Claudel Friends, when you visit this post, we will be celebrating the end of our first week in Europe. We are traveling with our European friends who we consider our
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Food + Drink
Weeknight Lamb Ragu
Lets jazz up a weeknight dish with something other than chicken breasts. Have you thought about lamb? Lamb is perfect for changing up the weeknight routine. Ground lamb can be used exactly as ground beef in most recipes. Lamb is flavorful and delicious, and more healthy than ground beef due to the health promoting omega
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Ramblings and Rants
On A Wild Goose Chase
Instructions for living a life. Pay Attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. ~Mary Oliver
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Savoring the Season
Creamy Carrot Soup with Warm Spices
Spring carrots steal the show here in this beautiful easy to prepare soup with loads of warm spices like cinnamon, fennel, coriander, and ginger. You can prepare this soup in an Instant Pot or it can be easily adjusted to make on your stove top. I love serving healthy simple soups as the main entree,