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Posts tagged ‘bourbon’

Sprinkles and whole milk make almost everything better

You can learn a lot about yourself through spending time in the kitchen.

Are you a patient person? Are you a detail-oriented person? How do you like to learn? Do you like detailed directions, or a basic idea to work with? Are you willing to put hours of time into something that may not work in the end? How well can you deal with failure? When you bake a cake that immediately crumbles upon taking it out of the pan and a frosting that gloops like thin glue, are you a person who throws it away and instead finishes that two-week-old In-and-Out strawberry shake in your freezer, or do you stick with it and eat it anyway?  Maybe with some sprinkles?  And a White Russian?

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Summer cocktails: Front porch lemonade (with bourbon, ginger, and mint)

Here are some things I like: lemonade; fresh mint; front porches; bourbon; my husband.

Being a woman of action, here’s what I do about that:

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Bourbon Ice Cream and Coffee Caramel Sauce

We had what dare say was our most successful dinner party yet on Friday night. Without launching into too much superfluous narrative, here’s the details: Read more