Tag: food

#Cocktailoftheweekend ~ The ‘Close it Down’! Named for a song & entered in a contest! Update**! I won!

I grow mulberries and I make cocktails. It was only a matter of time that I would make a cocktail with mulberries! Now is that time! Added note: I entered this drink in a contest but won’t know if it wins anything until Sunday night. I will update this post after winners are announced.

#cocktailoftheweekend #orangeblossom #mocktailoftheweekend #liqueurofthemonth #orangecello

Cocktails, Mocktails, & Liqueurs – Oh My! This post coincides with a Facebook Live video on Karen England’s Shop Facebook Page @karenenglandsshop where she demonstrates making different styles of orange zests used for making liqueurs and for cocktail and mocktail garnishes.

Is it “foraging” if it’s my own yard?

Heard of pajama foraging? No? Well read it here first. I wander about my own yard in the morning in my pajamas gathering bits of herbs, and pieces of greens, some fruits, vegetables, edible flowers and sometimes an egg that all end up making for a very satisfying lunch. Here’s cooking from scratch, foraged for one!

My Pink Lemonade Lemon Cake

The Baker’s Catalog came. Everything stops around here when the Baker’s Catalog comes from The King Arthur Flour folks. I read it cover to cover. In it was a recipe for “Pink Lemonade Cake”. I thought, “Yay! Perfect! I grow Pink Lemonade Lemons so I’ll make the cake.” Then I read the ingredients and realized […]