Looking back at this tumultuous year I have had, I was not surprised that I honestly could not remember a lot of the recipes I developed and published. I have been living day to day, not looking back nor too far forward. Just making sure my child is taken care of, the pets are taken […]
Blue Spice Basil and Key Lime Mojito
I love a good mojito. It is probably at the top of my list of cocktails I imbibe occasionally. When I was a younger gal, I would always order a vodka martini, very dry, with an olive. I could toss back a couple of those no problem. Well, maybe an occasional problem when […]
Mango Ginger Green Smoothie
Mother’s Day has just passed here in America. It was my first without my mother, and the void she left was felt. But it was also the first one that my daughter really understood. She made me a small bouquet of tissue paper flowers in a painted cardboard vase. They are the most beautiful […]
The Lemony Cricket Cocktail
A great cocktail is a wonderful thing. I have been making my own limoncello for the last year, since my Meyer lemon trees produce huge amounts of fruit twice a year. Friends and neighbors start calling when they know those lemons are getting ripe, and we give away bags full of lemons, but I still […]
Homemade Limoncello
Remember with Danny DeVito was accused of being drunk on The View? It’s because he (supposedly) was drinking limoncello with George Clooney. He has his own limoncello company, and was probably just making sure the current batch was up to par. And as delicious as limoncello is, I can hardly blame him. I was inspired […]