Rather than stick with the tried-and-true, I ventured into the lounge lizard experimental mode and came up with a Ruby Tonic. I’m sure this isn’t totally original, but hey, I came up with this without looking at a recipe so I get to name it right? Take a rocks glass and fill it about half [...]
While shopping a local thrift store, I ran across a copy of a 1950s version of what to do with cheese titled – “The Cheese Cookbook.” This author signed edition features recipes for things I’ve never heard of including – Prune and Cheese Salad Cheese Corn-meal Souffle Cheese Pancakes The author, Marye Dahnke – Director [...]
This is a work in process… so here goes so far. Place 5-8 large fresh mint leaves in a large rocks glass Muddle with a couple of splashes of cherry liqueur Add crushed ice 3 oz Bourbon – I used Corner Creek Reserve – will continue to experiment 1 oz Cointreau a splash of sweet [...]
Start with large rocks glass filled about 1/2 full with crushed ice. 2 oz Whiskey – Phillips Union 1 couple of slices of fresh ginger (I used a veggie peeler) 1 teaspoon simple syrup (season to taste as they say) Splash Cointreau Fill with Boylan ginger ale (about 4 to 5 ounces depending on the [...]
