The Spirit World

There are two words that to me mean pure bliss and relaxation: Poolside. Bar.
And, when I’m sitting in this Shangri-La, I typically crave a particular drink. It is not an intellectual drink. It’s nothing sophisticated, elegant or cultured. It’s the lava flow. Part pina colada, part strawberry daiquiri, all yumminess. And, it’s super easy […]

I have strawberries on the brain - big-time! I’m sure it’s because the strawberries in my little home garden are at their peak and I’ve been picking and eating them like crazy! Aren’t they just the most perfect “summer-is-here!” food that you know? So this week’s beverage is going to feature strawberries. […]

Father’s Day seems to have become this sort of grunge-fest of heavy foods and beer. It would not do to celebrate it in other ways but some of us need a break from the hunks-o-meat and savory beers. To me, these things are better suited to cooler weather, like October, but what can […]

For some reason over the past several days the topic of Rickeys seems to keep popping up. So I’ve decided that will be the drink for this week’s Happy Hour at Home. What’s really nice about Rickeys is that they can be made with alcohol or not, so they are a good choice […]

I imagine there is a place in these United States where it is warm in May and it is not raining like the end of the world. I imagine a place where the sun shines bright and warm breezes dance through the trees instead of the dense fog and drilling drizzle that has hovered […]

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If you are interested in injecting some more authentic flavor into your relatively in-authentic Cinco de Mayo celebrations try the truly mejicano drink called Horchata.
(Oooh-rrrrr-ch-a-ta, one does not say the “H” sound in Spanish, don’t forget to trill your “R”s too. If said right, this word can be fun to say).
Horchata is a […]

The recent egg-fest of Easter has kept me in a persistent eggitative-state of mind with the odd result of my needing to know what an “Egg Cream” soda is. I have never had one but have seen many sigh rapturously over the virtues of this drink. In my egg cream-virginal state, I imagine […]

I entertain quite often and one thing I try to do - both to give my guests a way to be part of the party and as a way to take a bit of the load off me - is set up the beverages in a way that makes it easy for everyone to handle […]

I hope you enjoyed St. Patrick’s day as much as we did! In our young family, we are always low key. No bar hopping, no drinking at all actually (that ensures no hangover the next day, something that you do NOT want around an early rising toddler) BUT, we do a whole lot […]

This week in the Northern Hemisphere Spring came to our lives. Of course that means that in the Southern Hemisphere, it is now Autumn. I wanted this week’s Happy Hour at Home to celebrate both the coming of longer days up North and to help hold onto the warmth of summer in the […]