It’s recently come to my attention that I have little dog energy. You know when you go to a dog park and you see a teacup chihuahua absolutely terrorizing a German Shepherd? It’s obvious the chihuahua has absolutely zero self-awareness about their relative size but they have convinced themselves that they are the biggest dog…
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Pink Fuzz, Purple Haze – Grapefruit Wheat Beer and Rum Cocktail
I’m baaaack with the second of three beer cocktails from my first published article in Ottawa Magazine. This particular concoction is called the “Pink Fuzz, Purple Haze”. The Pink Fuzz is the namesake of the Grapefruit American Wheat Beer that steals the show in this shandy – hailing from Ottawa’s own Beyond the Pale brewery….
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail For some, whisky can be intimidating. there are so many different types and flavours of the spirit that it can be easy to get overwhelmed and stick with what you know. Whisky just so happens to be my preferred spirit – I began my exploration into the…
Maneater: Tiki Cocktail
Cinnamon showers bring Tiki fires. That’s the expression right? At least it is in my house. I created this Maneater Tiki Cocktail in honour of the one year anniversary of Virtual Happy Hour which I celebrated on March 16th. If you’re in Ottawa/Gatineau, you should head over to this Instagram post to enter to win…
Escape Artist Cocktail
As we’re approaching what would normally be March Break, I’m sure many of you are reminiscing fondly about the heart-racing moments of standing in the security line at the airport behind a family of 7 as they are informed they can’t travel with more than 3 ounces of liquid and proceed to sort through their…
Santiki Claus
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Santiki Claus. Long-time readers of the blog will know I’m obsessed with Tiki culture. I’ve waxed poetic about my Kokeshi Doll Tiki mug in this recipe for the Monk’s Respite and gone on about the entire tradition of Tiki in this recipe for the Daisy…
Blue Christmas
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 24 – Blue Christmas. WE DID IT!!! Today is the final episode of the 2019 edition of this calendar. We are finishing things off with an unexpected conclusion – tequila. I’ve published a couple other drinks with an agave base thus far – the Snowbird and the…
Picante Pineapple-Hibiscus Punch
Few things are better than a spicy cocktail, in my opinion. Coming into an unexpected windfall of money like the kind you get from the Community Chest in Monopoly? Also good. Finding someone on a dating app who looks like their photos, can carry a conversation, and isn’t a fuckboy? Next to impossible, but buy…
Piña Ginger Fizz
Building on our theme from last week, “I need an adult” – I think at 30, going on 31, I’m finally starting to get a handle on what it means to be an adult. Kind of. I spent many Saturday and Sunday mornings in the last decade luxuriating in bed until 10 a.m., pretending to…
Tropical Green Smoothie
If you’ve been following this blog, you might have noticed that I have a penchant for indulgence. I try to achieve balance by getting my greens in smoothie form. My parents generously gave me a Vitamix for Christmas a couple of years ago and I’ve never looked back. My go-to smoothie is the Back…
