It’s rhubarb season but the perennial vegetable seems next to impossible to find in grocery stores. Luckily, my friend Sarah grows some in her garden and I did a curbside pickup for some of her yield. I knew I wanted to make a cocktail from the beautifully sweet-tart vegetable. I waffled about how best to…
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Cinco de Mayo Recipes
I typically host an annual Cinco de Mayo party but that will be out of the question for 2020 as we all continue to do our part to flatten the curve through physical distancing. That being said, I’m still hoping to inspire a little bit of festive spirit for this Mexican holiday by sharing a…
Snowbird
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12 – Snowbird. I’ve named this drink after snowbirds (like my parents – Hi Mom!), people who escape the frigid Canadian winters to the tropical climes of Florida or California. The drink incorporates three kinds of citrus that are in season in the dead of winter and…
The Walnut Grove
Ugh…I have been fighting a cold for the last week and I forgot how much I hate it. Is the capacity of the human nasal cavity endless? I’ve felt like I was drowning in my own snot for the past week. Good thing we’re not eating anything in today’s post, eh? Would have spoiled your…
Meet Made with Love Competitor – Jordan Lang
On Tuesday I ran a little profile of Quinn Taylor, one of the barchefs competing in the Ottawa Finals of the Made With Love cocktail competition. Today, I’m pleased to introduce Jordan Lang, bartender at The Albion Rooms who inched out Quinn for top spot in the regional qualifiers back in February. I’m giving away…
Triple Agave & Grapefruit
Do you ever feel like you need an adult? Like you are completely incapable of getting through the day without supervision? I do. On Sunday, I went to the grocery store THREE times. As you might imagine, being the incredibly organized food blogger extraordinaire that I am, I am fastidious in my meal planning. I…
Blood Orange Mezcal Sour
As you may have noticed, I’m a bit infatuated with blood oranges lately. From the Vanilla Pavlovas with Blood Orange Curd earlier this week to the Blood Orange Mojito as part of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar, and now this, Blood Orange Mezcal Sour. I’m completely enamoured with the jewel tone of this…
Mezcal Mexican Hot Chocolate
Welcome to the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar! This is Day 1 featuring this delightful heart and liver-warming Mezcal Mexican Hot Chocolate. Stay tuned, over the next 24 days, from December 1st through December 24th I’ll be featuring a new cocktail each day. This cocktail advent calendar is intended to inspire your most…
Naked and Famous
So, on Tuesday we talked about fitness. I still haven’t worked out BUT I did come down with a stomach flu so I’m significantly closer to my weight loss goal than I was at the start of the week #fitfam. Let’s not discuss that further. Instead, let’s talk about what we’re drinking over the…
