1 six pound whole roasting chicken 1 tart apple sliced 1/8″ thin 1 pear sliced 1/8″ thin 2 large carrots chopped into 1/2″ bits 3 medium potatoes chopped into cubes 1 medium onion (red or yellow works) 1 head of garlic peeled 5 large white mushrooms washed and quartered or three handfuls of small button mushrooms …
1 lbs. Brussel sprouts (organic if you can get them) 1 package of bacon (If you can get something from a butcher that’s thick cut that works best) 4 oz. gorgonzola cheese crumbles (or other mild blue cheese) 2 medium cloves of garlic 1 Shallot (optional but I like the flavor it adds) Prep Cut the stems …
1 bottle vodka (750ml.) 2 lemons, rinsed (ideally organic, Meyer lemons) Cheesecloth Twine To Finish: 1 cups simple syrup (I used the juice from the two lemons as part of the fluid for the simple syrup to add to the flavor (50/50 water and sugar by weight)Zest of two lemons (new, fresh Meyers) Pour vodka into …
We had some friends over for dinner the other night and I served up some of my homemade strawberry liqueur. Something about strawberries has always reminded me of summer, the flavor of a good ripe strawberry takes me back to when I was a kid and we would go berry picking out near my grandparents …
Ever since I started enjoying adult beverages I’ve been a huge fan of bourbon, it’s delicious and a versatile liquor that you can use for so many things. Recipe 1/2 cup bourbon of your choice, I used Four Roses 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract (I’m not fond of the flavor …