Month: September 2008
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Random Appetites: Martini Mishaps
Welcome to cocktail hour, kiddies! First, a little background may be in order: The classic martini is made with gin and vermouth (2:1 ratio) and garnished with either cocktail olives or a twist of lemon. The vodkatini made popular by 007 himself has become accepted as a substitute and with it have come numerous flavor…
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Looking Ahead
So! Now that September is over it’s time to switch gears a bit. I did enjoy having an on-going story for an entire month, a unifying theme and so forth, so will continue to “theme” the months more or less as long as I’m able to pull enough random stories together that all fit. October,…
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Random Appetites: Party Food!
Nothing like being fashionably late, no? (actually, a day off is a bit more than that but I’ll hope you’ll forgive me, I come bearing treats! or, well, at least recipes for them!) The annual party season is soon to be upon us and the realization that I have not hosted a single, solitary party…
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Random Appetites: Tuaca
Not only is it a fun word to say, it’s pretty tasty as well! (though the urge to go “tu-a-ca-ca-ca” a la Disturbed’s Down With the Sickness is nearly overwhelming) Now, even though I’m no longer IN the hospitality industry I still figure I’ve been around enough (and watch enough Food Network) to have at…
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Delayed Celebration
I had intended for this to go up as the Lagniappe for Labor Day. Obviously that didn’t quite happen due to surgery and travel and so forth and I apologize, but better late than never, right? Clicking on the image will bring up the .pdf file for this fun bar for Scraps to stand by…
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Random Appetites: United Grapes of America
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1837245,00.html Joel Stine of TIME Magazine decided to try (at least?) one wine from each of our 50 states and rate them. The article itself is a fun, quick read and if you follow the link at the bottom you’ll get to see how each state was represented and rated. Unfortunately Florida (as with the…
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Introducing: Random Appetites
For those who don’t know me personally, I have a confession (though not a very scandalous one, to be certain): I’m a foodie, and have been for years… decades even! I used to decorate cakes and even teach the Wilton Method before I very nearly ruined my health at Culinary School (2 years, long hours…