Basil Blueberry Lemonade with Vodka
See this mold featured on Relish Austin, Addie Broyles food blog on austin360.com. Flavored simple syrups, like the ones described in this article by Addie Broyles in the Austin American Statesmen,...
View ArticleLemonade with Thyme and Vodka
Flavored simple syrups offer endless possibilities for drinks and gelatin molds. After enjoying the unique gelatinous merging of basil with blueberry lemonade and vodka and fig and cardamom cream with...
View ArticleThe Dude
Like many pop-culture junkies of my generation, I never get tired of watching “The Big Lebowski.” The 1998 Ethan and Joel Coen film has spawned multiple books, an annual festival, academic works, and...
View ArticleHalloween Part One
Here is the first installment of my Halloween gelatin molds – I’m having way too much fun! I found these great Halloween molds on ebay… Bloody Mary Heart Recipe for 2 cups 1 packet Knox gelatin ¼ cup...
View ArticleCranberry Ginger-Spice Martini
The holidays offer endless possibilities for gelatin molds – think eggnog, pumpkin, apple cider, and cranberries. Cranberries? Yes please! Delightful and tart, I associate cranberries with turkey and...
View ArticleGrandma’s Vodka Tonic
A few weeks ago my friend Lynda requested a special recipe for her grandmother’s 100th birthday – a vodka tonic. According to Lynda, her grandmother credits her longevity to the daily consumption of...
View ArticleMad Men Series: The Betty Frances Vodka Gimlet
Oh Betty! So beautiful, so miserable, so much denial. Is she likable? Not really. Is she a good mother? Hell no. She lacks Joan’s competence and Peggy’s ambition, so why of all the wonderfully crafted...
View ArticleMad Men Series: The Roger Sterling Greyhound
“Have a drink. It’ll make me look younger.” — Roger Sterling, Season 4, Episode 5: “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” Roger Sterling, the king of self-indulgence, has the best one-liners on Mad Men....
View ArticleThe Dude – White Russian Panna Cotta
(Repost from October 2010) Like many pop-culture junkies of my generation, I never get tired of watching “The Big Lebowski.” The 1998 Ethan and Joel Coen film has spawned multiple books, an annual...
View ArticleCranberry Ginger-Spice Martini
The holidays offer endless possibilities for gelatin molds – think eggnog, pumpkin, apple cider, and cranberries. Cranberries? Yes please! Delightful and tart, I associate cranberries with turkey and...
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