It’s not just a new year; it’s a new decade. A new start. A chance for a fresh proclamation. And with all this “new” comes the inevitable reflections of old…
Snotty McSnobster held his annual holiday hijinks soiree right before I skipped town for Buff last month. Celest was my +1. [...]
Archive for the ‘Cocktails’ category
January 12th, 2010
Doing it Right
August 4th, 2009
Crush-a-belle: Madam’s Gin & Jam
I experienced my first crush in first grade. His name was Jason, he was the captain of our kickball team and he wore Transformers sneakers. We’ve both moved on since (though to be fair, I’m not sure he even noticed me, much less drafted me for kickball), but that hasn’t stopped me from falling “in [...]
January 20th, 2009
Inauguration Libation
It seemed like today would never arrive, but it has…and it is amazing!
Today is obviously a day for celebration. With a brilliant new president and brand spanking new year, I’m thrilled to be an American, delighted to be a New Yorker, inspired to serve (in my community and more dinner parties for friends!) and [...]
December 18th, 2008
Christmas Cucumber Margaritas
The Santa Fe Reporter just published my recipe for Blood Orange Margaritas in their holiday drinking guide!
I know what you’re thinking,
“Christmas Margaritas? Maybe if I were from Texas…”
But I go home to Buffalo every Christmas, a spot known not for its warm winds and cool drinks, but rather, its cold weather and hot wings. Geography [...]
February 14th, 2008
Winter Citrus Cocktails
We finally had our first snow! Our first official taste of deep winter dropped, though I’ve been tasting winter citrus for several weeks now. Blood oranges, Meyer lemons, and pink grapefruits are the three gems in winter fruit’s crown. They make for gorgeous breakfast bowls, zippy marinades and dressings, add a juicy sucker punch to [...]
December 31st, 2007
The Maple Manhattan a la Vermont
So one of my nearest and dearest, “So Very Carrie,” moved away to Vermont a few years back and it appears as though my former Buffalo neighbor has taken root there, literally. She’s now tapping maple trees and donning sugar gloves to harness the sap from the giant trees of the North, her new kind of skyscraper. Okay, [...]
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