Sometimes a great cocktail is just a matter of pouring a quality spirit over a nice big, clear cube of ice....
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Last weekend, we decided to take a cocktail class. We took a ride into Boston and it turned into a nice evening out. The class was at the Kitchen at the Boston Public Market, and was hosted by a mixologist from...
Continue readingHanging at the local brewery
We are lucky enough to have a few breweries that have recently opened up in our area. Not only does that mean great craft beer, locally made, but many of these places have tasting rooms where you can sit, hang out,...
Continue readingA little of this, a little of that
I enjoy a nice, crisp cider, although some ciders, I have to admit, are a little too tart. Embark seems to have solved this problem by adding in cherries and aging the cider in oak barrels. What was nice about this...
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Today, everyone forgot about politics and other problems and took some time out to enjoy what nature had to offer, in the form of the solar eclipse. We didn’t get eclipse glasses, but my husband did make a pretty cool pinhole...
Continue readingShake hard, count to 10…
Hard as it is to believe, fall is coming. End of summer, back to school, and of course, all things pumpkin. And I do love me a pumpkin beer. However, fall has so much more to offer than just pumpkin, like...
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Part of this weekend was a trip to the Craft Beer Cellar. We got a few different beers to try – since it was so rainy, this Oaked Chipotle Ale from Flying Dog seemed like a great choice. This beer really...
Continue readingA cozy night in…
Going out on Friday always seems like a good idea – a nice way to unwind after a long week and start the weekend. That was our plan, but once we settled in at home and looked at the window at...
Continue readingLove that dirty water
While we were out last weekend, we popped into a liquor store we had’t tried before, and I grabbed this gin I hadn’t tried before. I know some people aren’t as into gin as I am, but I love it. Very refreshing,...
Continue readingPumpkin and bourbon
Part of our perfect fall Sunday was some shopping at Williams Sonoma. They were the hosts of the cancelled knife skills class – which you could tell the woman working there felt pretty bad about. I think she would have run...
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