My Mom is a large player in influencing the favorites of my tastebuds. Eggnog is a big cherished taste bud memory in my child hood flavor storage.
Mom would whip up a batch of the fluffy stuff over the stove and I would sneak a sip of it while still warm. As [...]
I‘ve been brewing a very special relationship with Framboise Lambic this winter season. It’s become a drinkable dessert of choice. One that when consumed in 2 pints, allows one to forget about the stresses of the day. Us cheap dates have it easy this way!
Lambic is a surprising class of beer. It [...]
This weather has me completely addicted to icey things. The crowds on 13th Ave seem to be of the same mind. My campus bubble tea shop is becoming more and more popular (and I am even closer to filling up my buy-10-get-one-free card, whoppee!). The frozen yogurt shops are buzzing. The [...]
I just received a fun blogging by mail package from Clare (get it? Clar-ah-tea?). My package comes all the way from Austraila, and in a wonderful moment of synchronicitea Clare sent me sweet greek almond cookies, Violet Crumble, TimTam, and a bag of Darjeeling tea. As we just finished posting our entries for [...]
Cold coffee drinks are a must have for summer enjoyment. They come in many flavors and can be made sweet as melted ice cream or just as straight up coffee. My iced coffee addiction is supplimented by the many coffee shops by my house and work, a few of which have taught me [...]
Snake River Iced Tea has developed a devout group of followers over here in Eugene, Oregon. We blame it all on Thom, who likes to hand these out on our summer camping trips. Now, a whiff of lemon and whiskey instantly transports me river side on a warm sunny day surrounded by happy [...]
I grew up a military brat with a migratory set of summers. My childhood consisted of living in England, Germany, Texas and finally spending my high school in Arizona and Oregon, where I live now. These years were punctuated with summer vacations spent visiting relatives and grandparents in Santa Clara, California, where [...]
Eugene has introduced me to many exciting flavors to swirl around my mouth. A significant player in this flavor party was Genesis Juice, a local juice manufacturer that specializes in raw juices that aren’t pasteurized. Their juice came in funky shaped glass bottles, and entertained us with fresh flavors: green spirulina [...]
Updated to add these great sounding drink recipes using pomegranate juice or pomegranate liquor:
Oprah’s Pomegranate Martini
The View’s Christmas Cheer
Swank
Pomegranate Cocktail
Pomegranate Manhattan
Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail
Pomegranate with Prosecco
Rumed Grenade
I was inspired by my Limoncello adventures this last Christmas and decided to continue to spread the joy of fruity alcohol to my friends. Having juicy pomegranates around was [...]
One of my favorite liqueurs in our collection is our bottle of Limoncello, thick and syrupy sweet, its perfect drizzled on vanilla ice cream, or spooned into tea. We’ve had a surprising number of people ask about it when at our house, never having seen this luxury before. I decided to try [...]
