Superfood Chicken for a rainy weekday dinner. D’artagnan Organic Chicken, Goose berry, Koji berry, Fresh squeezed Lemon Sumac, heat and patience
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Asparagus soup. home made Beef stock, Fresh Asparagus (Costco), first homemade pesto (basil, parmesan, pine nuts, olive oil) of the season
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Two deep maroon cocktails

Finally found a bottle of genever so I made this drink from the Varnish (z”l):

SKID ROW

2 oz Genever
½ oz Apricot Liqueur
½ oz Amaro Ramazzotti
1 dash orange bitters
1 flamed orange peel

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Breakfast for the soon to graduate college senior: Malawach, eggs, Chaloumi
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Golden cocktail in a coupe

Let’s turn a Last Word into a Bijou:

Oh My Word!

Equal parts:
Old Tom Gin
Amaro Montenegro
Green Chartreuse
Maraschino
2-3 dashes lime bitters

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Golden brown cocktail in a nick and Nora

Today on forgotten classic #cocktails:

Widow’s Kiss

1½ oz apple brandy
¾ oz yellow chartreuse
¾ oz benedictine
2 dash angostura bitters

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Simple, but really good drink:

Macunaíma

0.25 oz Fernet
0.75 oz lime juice
0.75 oz simple syrup
2 oz age cahaça

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Two pale yellow cocktails on the rocks

A nice white Negroni riff:

Jabberwock

2 dashes orange bitters
1 oz gin
1 oz manzanilla sherry
1 oz Cocchi Americano

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Deep red cocktail on the rocks

This is an interesting cocktail I wish I was drinking again about now:

Precision Timepiece

1.5 oz Jägermeister
0.75 oz Amaro Montenegro
0.75 oz Aperol
2 dashes Pimento bitters

I’m intrigued by the idea of adding a mist of Islay Scotch next time

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This is a super interesting gimlet. It starts like a French gimlet all acidic and floral then mid sip it’s swerves hard left into bitter

Hard Sell

1 oz gin
1 oz St Germaine
0.75 Malört
0.75 lemon juice

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Gin Penicillin

2 oz dry gin
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.75 oz honey ginger syrup
0.25 orange liqueur
Atomized mist of Islay scotch

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Light yellow-brown cocktail in a nick and Nora

Pineapple Amaro Daiquiri

1.5 oz Rhum agricole
0.5 oz Funky Jamaican rum
1 oz Heirloom pineapple amaro
1 oz lime juice

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Flask with bottles

A punched up Bijou more than capable of surviving your in laws:

Flask Strength Bijou

3 oz aged Old Tom style gin
1.5 oz Botanivore gin
3 oz Cocchi Dopo Teatro Vermouth Amaro
3 oz Green Chartreuse
1-2 drops of Végétal de la Grande-Chartreuse

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Tonight on forgotten classic cocktails:

The Bennett (~1925)

2 oz gin
1 oz lime juice
0.75 oz simple syrup
2 dashes of angostura

This makes a lovely winter gimlet

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Deep brown cocktails in front of the requisite bottles

In the Heat of Passion:
(Orig. play on In Cold Blood)

1 oz rye
1 oz Cynar
1 oz Criollo de Oaxaca

(Is the proof too high? Yes. But is it good? Also yes) #cocktail #PCCMeats #neosky #medsky #scicocktail

Two glasses on the rocks in front of the requisite bottles

Really delicious and heavy on the smoke:

Like a Negroni

1 oz Criollo de Oaxaca
1 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 oz Mezcal

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Dark red brown cocktail in front of the requisite bottles

A Moment of Silence

1.5 oz rye
0.66 oz crème du abricot
0.33 oz Averna
0.33 oz Angostura bitters
barspoon calvados
Campari rinsed glass / orange twist

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Pale yellow martini in front of the requisite bottles

Reads like a dry Bijou but is very much an excellent martini:

The Puritan

2 ounces London dry gin
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/4 ounce yellow Chartreuse
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnish: lemon twist

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Orange cocktail in front of the requisite bottles

Here’s you winter Last Word:

Monte Cassino

Equal parts (¾ oz):
Rye,
Yellow Chartreuse
Benedictine
Lemon juice

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A complexity upgrade for your run of the mill marg:

El Pepe

1 oz mezcal
1/2 oz génépy
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
2 leaves basil
1 slice Fresno pepper
4 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: basil leaf

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Pale yellow cocktail in a coupe with an orange peal in front of the requisite bottles

A nice floral martini riff. Make sure to use a vermouth you like as it’s the dominant flavor.

Gin Blossom
by Julie Reiner

1.5 oz gin
1.5 oz dry vermouth
0.75 oz apricot eau de vie
2 dashes orange bitters

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Lovely light pink cocktail on the rocks with a mint sprig

This is a really nice cocktail. An après ski gin sour, it tastes Last Word adjacent with a lovely hint of absinthe

Swiss Kiss

1 ½ ounces gin
½ ounce génépy
¾ ounce lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup
1 dash Peychaud’s bitters
absinthe, to float
Garnish: mint sprig

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This was lovely and floral. I think I may try to simplify it in the future with a grapefruit shrub:

Lychee Please

1.5 oz vodka
0.66 oz lychee liqueur
0.25 oz simple syrup
0.5 oz grapefruit juice
0.75 oz lime juice
2 dashes lavender bitters

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Warm cocktail in a mug garnished with apple

St. Bruno’s Cure

1 oz gin, such as Hendrick's
1 oz yellow Chartreuse (or Strega)
2 dashes Angostura
4 oz apple cider
1 oz lemon juice
½ oz honey
6 black peppercorns

Add first 3 to warm mug; bring rest to boil. Combine, garnish with apple slice

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Finished my meal prepping for the next week or two!
- Ultimate vegan chili
- Crunchy almond granola clusters
- Bountiful brekkie bowls
- Pumpkin spice overnight oats
- High protein chocolate berry crumble

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Hot Chocolate in my favorite Narnia mug. Sadly without whipped cream

Did I earn this après ski? No, but I have a cold and this #cocktail combines two of my favorite things so moderation be damned:

Verte Chaud

6 oz hot chocolate
2 oz Green Chartreuse
Top with whipped cream

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Tried a few new recipes today:
- Veggie Enchiladas Suizas
- Black Bean & Sweet Potato Quesadillas
- Creamy Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup

Yum! 🤤
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Outside #Halloween was in full swing and inside we had our dinner - and the trick or treaters - they went through two huge bowls of candies
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Two deep brown cocktails in front of the requisite liqueurs

This mashup of all the winter liqueurs feels perfect for the weather (and its delicious):

Cold Winter’s Night

1.5 oz apple brandy (calvados)
0.75 oz Averna
0.5 oz Drambuie
0.25 oz nocino
0.25 oz Fernet Branca
Couple drops saline
Express and discard lemon peel

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Pale yellow cocktail served on the rocks because I mixed up a batch to bring in a flask for the weekend

While a riff on the Alaska since I used génépy this delicious cocktail reminds of my favorite, the Bijou:

Anchorage

2 oz gin
½ oz fino sherry
½ oz yellow Chartreuse/génépy
1 dash orange bitters

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