I made focaccia and a tomato bisque soup. I watched the news. I turned it off. I ate almost the whole loaf; most of the soup. Kids and wife were out at a swim thing. The cat snoozed. Simple pleasures are, indeed, the best. Maybe a bit too much Vino Noble de Montepulciano…
Archive for the 'Booze' Category
01
Aug
07
Dinner Alone
20
Jun
07
Binford Margarita Mixer
A steel frame trailer, a small block 400 engine, various fiddly bits, make a 6 inch tall stainless steel blender blade, add 6 bags of ice, 18 bottles of pre-made margarita mix… and crank that puppy up. I’m thinking that I would have pointed the exhaust in a different direction, but hey…
17
Jun
07
Tippling Toddler
Plus 
Equals Applebee’s screw up. The restaurant staff accidentally gave Julian Mayorga (age 2) a margarita Monday. He grew drowsy and started vomiting a few hours later and was rushed to the hospital.
16
Jun
07
Bar Rules
Careful when ordering…
08
Jun
07
Top 10 Summer Drinks
According to the Food Network, the top 10 summer drinks are:
Long Island Iced Tea
Pina Colada
I’ve had them all at one time or another. I truly miss Sea Breeze cocktails (no grapefruit for me anymore…). I gotta think that combining summer heat with a Martini or Long Island Iced Tea is a sure recipe for disaster, but what the hell? I would have subbed the venerable Daquiri and Maragrita for those two as summer choice…
Given that Venomous Kate is a martini maven, she deserves this track back.
22
May
07
Beer Girl
All natural, of course…
27
Apr
07
Get Your Drink On
Or… Stop monkeying around…
07
Apr
07
Happily Ever After
Somebody had their thinking bonnet on. Cheese is good. Some cheddar is very good. Guinness beer is good. Imagine a big old hunk of cheddar marbled with dark Guinness goodness. That’s what I found at the local market today. Although there was no evidence of who produced it, I’m convinced that this is what I bought. Get thee to a cheese-monger. Now.
07
Mar
07
RIP Ernest Gallo
A man who turned $6,000 into one of the world’s largest wine conglomerates and introduced the joy of inexpensive wine to the unwashed masses of the US passed away at 97 years of age.
29
Jan
07
For Peat’s Sake
The folks at Compass Box Whisky Company (warning: it’s a Flash site) are creators of hand crafted, small batch Scotch whiskies. Some are vatted, some are infused, and some are just plain weird. The Peat Monster is especially yummy. Tried it last night and was quite easily seduced. If you like LOTS of peat and LOTS of smoke and a rich lingering finish, then Peat Monster is for you. I’m not being paid for this testimonial, but if they want to send me a free case or two I wouldn’t complain!
