I finally completed the straining, bottling, and (most importantly) tasting of my homemade bitters this weekend and am generally pleased with the results. I began the process of making bitters at home back on July, then followed up with recipes a few weeks later. Now for a little more about the process and results. I [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 30th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 1 Comment »
Many people may not realize it, but the word pesto literally means: to pound or to crush, in Italian. It seems obvious when you think of similar sounding words like mortar and PESTLE, but for some reason, until recently, I never made the connection. Homemade pesto sauce was almost a weekly tradition for me and [...]
Posted by: Will on September 27th, 2007 © Filed under: Condiments, Food for Thought, Main Dishes | 8 Comments »
A few days ago I made a trip over to my favorite (big kids) candy store- Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, which doesn’t just have one of the finest wine selections in California, but also one of the finest liquor selections. I don’t know whether it’s their self service tasting bar, their extensive underground [...]
Posted by: Will on September 20th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 12 Comments »
Having no special connections in the spirits industry, I’ve been waiting patiently to get my bottle of Lucid absinthe for several months. The first true absinthe to reach the U.S. market since the drink was banned nearly 100 years ago, Lucid has caused quite a stir in the spirits world. But so far it’s only [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 18th, 2007 © Filed under: Cocktails & Spirits | 8 Comments »
I have a beautiful, unexpected day off today, and am spending it in the kitchen, drying, preserving, mixing dough, thinking. Invariably it happens – someone close or far, a friend, a relative, a colleague, visits this blog and asks the same question. Why make bitters, or butter, or vermouth, or ketchup from scratch? Usually, the [...]
Posted by: Rose on September 13th, 2007 © Filed under: Food for Thought, Preserves | 2 Comments »
