Tag: Infusions

  • Tequila Por Mi Amante (or Tequila for My Beloved)

    Tequila Por Mi Amante (or Tequila for My Beloved)

    Today’s post comes from a clipping from April 2010! Read on for a great infusion and a greater cocktail!

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  • Earl Grey Gin and Tonic with Blackberries and a TLC Book Tour

    Earl Grey Gin and Tonic with Blackberries and a TLC Book Tour

    Here’s another TLC Book Tour.  For this stop, I read The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney.  I received a copy for an honest review.   Let’s get to it! About the book:   A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape in this charming, poignant tale. Joel lives in a nursing…

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  • Earl Grey Infused Gin for Food ‘n Flix and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    Earl Grey Infused Gin for Food ‘n Flix and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    It’s Food ‘n Flix time again so it seems it’s appropriate for another spirit laden recipe. (A lot of my Food ‘n Flix posts end up with a spirited recipe.) For July, the feature film was The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. If you haven’t seen this film, you should. You should also…

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  • A Moscow Mule and Pickled Beets

    A Moscow Mule and Pickled Beets

    I know this is a weird pairing, a Moscow Mule and pickled beets, but that’s how my mind works when I’m tasked to get inspired from Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya Von Bremzen for this round of Cook the Books. There’s RED pepper infused vodka and RED wine pickled beets ahead…

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  • Elixirs for Xmas:   Winter-Spiced Vodka

    Elixirs for Xmas: Winter-Spiced Vodka

    I have always been fascinated with infusions but I have never attempted any.   This year it will be different. I am planning on giving many liquid gifts  this year and have been doing some early preparations.   For all my Elixirs for Xmas posts, click here. This potent potable sounds especially delicious. Winter-Spiced Vodka from Nigella Christmas…

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