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San Francisco 49er Spicy Bay Martini

January 21, 2012

Our household has been a long time 49er fan. Through thick and thin, during the good times and the bad. No team switching based on who’s doing better during any given season. We are tried and true 49er fans. Sharing is cool! Tweet

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Tagged as: 49ers, canton ginger liqueur, cocktails, cucumber vodka, football, jalapeño, martini, simple syrup, super bowl, winter

White Chocolate Rocky Road Ice Cream

January 16, 2012

It was recently brought to my attention that I had apparently neglected to restock the freezer with ice cream. I figured since it was winter the boys would prefer non-frozen desserts. —Guess I was mistaken. After all, I suppose if you do happen to get a mid-winter ice cream craving all you have to do [...]

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Tagged as: egg yolks, half-and-half, heavy cream, macadamia nuts, mini marshmallows, Vanilla, white chocolate

White Chocolate Wasabi Bark

December 19, 2011

After going through a staggering amount of butter, sugar, and flour during my holiday baking marathon this weekend. I felt the need to spice things up a bit. Call me a lunatic… Call me crazy… I know, I deserve it. Sharing is cool! Tweet

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Tagged as: bark, club crackers, macadamia nuts, wasabi peas, white chocolate

Super Chewy Sugar Cookies

December 12, 2011

Let’s talk cookies, shall we? Sugar cookies, to be specific. Sugar cookies sans-royal icing to be even more specific. Sharing is cool! Tweet

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Tagged as: all-purpose flour, baking powder, Christmas Cookies, eggs, granulated sugar, salt, sanding sugar, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

Whoville Effect Banana Shot

December 9, 2011

“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch. You really are a heel. You’re as cuddly as a cactus, You’re as charming as an eel. Mr. Grinch. You’re a bad banana With a greasy black peel…” Lyrics: Dr. Seuss Music: Albert Hague Sharing is cool! Tweet

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Tagged as: christmas, cream liqueur, creme de banana, godiva chocolate liqueur, shot, spiced rum, The Grinch, winter

Blue Sparkling Star

December 2, 2011

Reasons to make a Blue Sparking Star: You’ve decided to embark on a month-long quest that entails baking cookies most of your waking hours. You’ll be hosting one or more holiday parties where all your guests are will be dressed to the nines and you want to serve them an equally fancy cocktail. You realized [...]

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Tagged as: blue curaçao, champagne, cocktail, orange, vodka, winter

Fall Fest: Carrot Martini

November 23, 2011

Since today is technically “Friday” for almost everyone else in the US who doesn’t happen to work for a Retailer or in my case an e-Tailer. I decided to share my liquid libation with you a little early. For those of us who will be reporting to work this Friday, we’ll probably need one of [...]

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Tagged as: Carrots, Fall, fn dish, food network, infused vodka, martini, orange, pineapple

Nutmeg Ice Cream

November 21, 2011

Only a few days away from what seems to be the New York or LA Marathon of Cooking days here in the US. —Not, that I’ve ever participated or trained for a marathon, I just have a very picturesque imagination. Honestly, I feel I don’t participate in enough of these types of cooking marathons during [...]

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