Snuggling in on a Snowy Day with Three Cheese Fondue with Champagne and Brie
The past couple of weeks have been the kind of weeks that make me feel like my hummingbird status (so named by my husband) has been revoked and all that's left is me as a giant dodo bird. I feel...
View ArticleI Get By With a Little Help from my Friends, and some Peach Basil Sangria!
Pardon the glass – it's the only one not packed up or covered in plaster dust right now! The past few months have been some of the most stressful my family has ever dealt with. I've mentioned before...
View ArticleKeeping cool with Watermelon Margaritas
Like a lot of the rest of the country, we're melting here in Knoxville. It's been a miserable summer with dry, hot weather and since we live in an old house with only a few window units, we try to...
View ArticleFilet Mignon with a Shiitake, Red Wine & Shallot Sauce and Me in a Towel
We’re not big Valentine’s Day celebrators in our house. It’s not that we don’t celebrate it but Marcus and I don’t usually make a big deal out of it. A lot of that is intentional – I’m not really...
View ArticleKid Curry Cocktail or BlogHer Food Pity Party 2011 & Creating Drinks Based On...
The cool kids might be in Atlanta (every time a BlogHer Food attendee refers to it as Hawt-Lanta, God kills a kitten) this weekend for BlogHer Food but the fool kids (AKA The Most Awesome Sauce Drunks...
View ArticleWatermelon Gin Fizzes Actually Repel Scary Thunderstorms
Please tell me that I’m not the only one here in Knoxville that gets panicky now whenever a thunderstorm heads our way? My childhood fears have crept back recently and I find myself getting anxious...
View ArticleOscar Drinking Game
The Oscars are this Sunday. I know there are many people that delight in the glamour, the splendor and the honor that winning an award brings to the actors, actresses, directors and producers in the...
View ArticleMcLynchburg Lemonades – Horrifying Cocktail Aficionados Everywhere
No green food coloring was used in the making of this drink. I have never been one for fruity, over-sweet cocktails. I like my bourbon neat, and I’ve never found a margarita mix that I could tolerate....
View ArticleGrapefruit, Pomegranate & Bathtub Gin Marmalade, or Why I Haven’t Snorted...
I would have made the perfect Annie. If I had to name my top ten favorite movies, I’d spend at least a couple of hours finalizing my list, picking through the films I love and figuring out which ones...
View ArticleA Drinking Game for the Oscars, and A Horrifically Themed Menu for Each Best...
Once again, it’s time for the Oscars! Personally, I don’t think the Oscars can ever reach the height attained from the year when Bjork wore her infamous swan gown, but I still live in hope. In 2013, I...
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