Cocktails

George Washington’s Eggnog

Mount Vernon VA

No holiday season is complete without eggnog in my humble opinion, and it seems like people either love or hate this creamy sweet drink. I recently stumbled across a recipe that originates from the kitchen of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, VA home. The story goes that in his kitchen a simple recipe for eggnog...
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A Fruity Cocktail and a Lazy Cat

Fruity Cocktail

It was really hot today. I was useless and got nothing done which was a problem because I had a lot to get done today. Yup, it was a crazy day. Around 7:30pm, it became clear that a fruity cocktail was exactly what I needed. So I scavenged through the kitchen. We didn’t have...
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Lemon Drop Martini + 1/2 Marathon=The Black Keys

photo credits therubyspoon

A few weeks ago my neighbor invited me over for Happy Hour, and I thought, “Why not?” My hubby was out of town, the kids were watching a movie, and what is the worst thing that could happen?  The neighbors had family visiting from Grand Junction, and friends from Ft. Collins.  The appetizers were...
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Two Local Wines to Try

Colorado Wine

This weekend, I tried two excellent local wines, thanks to my mother in law and the fact that she had a birthday. The wine on the right is a fruit wine from Colorado Cellars in Palisade, made with blueberries.  Fruit wine isn’t normally on my radar when I am looking for wine, but I am...
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A Tasty Gimlet to Ring in the New Year

San Juan Parent Gimlet

Hands down, this is my one of my top two favorite cocktails of all time.  But be careful – the lime flavor combined with the simple syrup is so, ahem, tasty, that if you don’t closely monitor, this cocktail will sneak up on you and haunt you all through New Year’s Day, if you...
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Things We Love: Montanya Rum

Montanya Distillers

When I think of things that I love – besides whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens – I think of Montanya, a locally distilled rum that is handcrafted in Crested Butte. Montanya Rum was first created in Silverton back in 2008, and they offer two different rums, Platino Light and Oro Dark. Both...
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Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Lao Tzu

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