Hey Amy!

Am away on a very mini-vacation in Los Angeles and realized I need to start it off with a champagne beverage.  I got to thinking of all the traditional ways we have champagne and realized I want something different.  This recipe is a perfect way to begin my day as it has fruit and can [...]

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend so I think this is the whiskey drink I want to have this weekend when I am celebrating Lisa’s birthday!  Yes, you all know by now I am gearing up for a jaunt west to celebrate my girl friend’s birthday.  I wanted to highlight some of the best whiskey [...]

I am continuing my march to the birthday weekend of my dear friend Lisa by highlighting beverage recipes made with her favorite–whiskey.  Most think of whiskey with water, coke or perhaps served on the rocks but it actually can be mixed to be a sweet, sour or savory drink.  Today’s recipe is in the sweet [...]

A dear friend is getting read to celebrate a milestone birthday.  She is a fabulous woman who has a very enriched life.  Some of those experiences that added to her enriched life were thanks to her dear friend Jack.  And by Jack, I mean Mr. Daniels.  She likes whiskey when she drinks so I thought [...]

My mommie (yes, I am a grown woman who still calls her mother, mommie) found a delightful guide to home entertaining printed in 1964.  It was gifted to me last week for my birthday and I could hardly wait to share the contents with you.  It’s called The Calvert Party Encyclopedia and includes tips, recipes, [...]

I am going to shift away from breakfast after today but I must share one last recipe.  I enjoy mangoes and am starting to see them creep into the market (even though I barely get to see the inside of a market in this city…boooo!).  Enjoy this at breakfast or as a midday snack.  It’s [...]

If you are slightly (or very) hungover today from indulging in my previous recipes, I hope to help usher you through your nightmare this morning.  I found this recipe in a book entitled Drinkology Eats.  It is a nice alternative to Bloody Mary’s and it does ease you back into the real world on those [...]