I love to bake for special occasions, and these cupcakes topped with buttercream roses are a perfect treat for all sorts of celebrations. They look really pretty and elegant. You might think it's really hard to make a buttercream rose, but all you need is the right piping tip and a little practice! You'll want to use a petal tip, which looks like a skinny teardrop as you can … [Read more...]
From Garden to Glass: Bottling Spring with Tinctures
Spring has arrived, with all of its bright flavors and smells – aromatic herbs, blooming flowers and the natural sweetness of fresh fruits. While spring is the perfect opportunity to use them at their peak of flavor and freshness, it’s also the ideal time to preserve these flavors for the months ahead. That’s where tinctures come in, giving you an excellent way to bottle up … [Read more...]
The Bee’s Knees
It was the winter of 2020, and I held my new Christmas present, the late Sasha Petraske’s book, Regarding Cocktails. I flipped through the pages and found a recipe that looked interesting, and I happened to have everything on hand for it. The Bee’s Knees, a Prohibition era cocktail that calls for just 3 simple ingredients, gin, lemon juice and honey syrup. I mixed up a couple … [Read more...]
Black-Eyed Peas 3 Ways
Happy New Year! Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a Southern tradition that’s believed to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. Plus, you might have good luck with all the healthy amounts of fiber and protein, making them incredibly nutrient-dense. Black-eyed peas also include a variety of important micronutrients, including thiamine, folate, zinc, copper, … [Read more...]
Gimlet
It’s a question I get asked often…how did you get into this? And the answer is actually pretty simple…Gimlets. A classic cocktail I fell in love with many years ago. Its origin and namesake, like many old cocktails, is up for debate. Perhaps named after ‘the gimlet’ a tool that was used to bore holes into barrels of spirits aboard naval ships, or the more widely accepted story … [Read more...]