Food & Drink Archives

This Bee’s Knees cocktail has been Max’s latest obsession.  It used to be Old Fashioned’s. But then I think he got bored with having those every day and decided to switch things up.  I’m not complaining. I was never a huge Old Fashioned fan anyway. Brandy’s not really my thing. I’ll drink the Old Fashioned’s to… Read More

All over the Pinterest realm there are recipes and promises of delicious, no-churn ice cream. A too-good-to-be-true solution to all your ice cream making problems. The no-churn solution starts with a very simple recipe: make whipped cream, add it to a can of sweetened condensed milk, then freeze it. The beauty lies in this simple base recipe,… Read More

Today is my half birthday.  If your calculations are correct, you should come to the conclusion that my actual birthday is on a pretty popular holiday. To that holiday I say – BAH HUMBUG! Honestly, Christmas is mostly an annoyance to me. It gets in the way of my special, diva princess day. But instead… Read More

Heeeeeey!!! Someone’s getting better at food photography. Or photoshop. Or actually, both! But, seriously. I’m pretty jazzed about these photos.  The sangria looks super vibrant and delicious, which is actually pretty amazing. Because when I first made this drink and took the photos it was not delicious at all.  You wouldn’t think, but it actually… Read More

Ah, the Old Fashioned. The Sconnie cocktail of choice.  If you’ve grown up in Wisconsin, lived there, or visited there, you know what I’m talking about. Wisconsinites basically drink these things like it’s their religion or something. I’ve only recently hopped on the Old Fashioned train. Usually, these are more of a Max thing. But after getting these super… Read More

So, you may be thinking, “What the heck, now this is a food blog?” Well, maybe? Or, maybe not. It probably seems like I’ve been on a food blogging rampage recently. It’s just that these past few days I’ve had some fun experimenting will all sorts of rhubarb creations. Mostly drinks. Because drinks are easy. And… Read More

So as you know, I made a rhubarb simple syrup the other day, which turned out all well and good. But then I decided I wanted to use the simple syrup to make drinks. Alcoholic drinks. Because what else are you gonna do on a Thursday at 2pm? It really seemed like a very appropriate time… Read More

When you have a lot a rhubarb one of the easiest things to do with it is make a simple syrup. Seriously, syrups are ah-may-zing! You can make so many different things with them. And right now I’m overflowing with ideas of what to do with it all. It will probably all be gone in a few… Read More

Summer is upon us! And that means the very first fruits and veggies of the season will soon be ready. Rhubarb is always one of the first to arrive. And it’s always one of those plants that leaves you a bit confused. It grows like a weed and I never seem to know what to… Read More