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In the family of elf shots (made of candy cane) and gummi shot glasses is Ice Shots, shot glass shaped ice cube trays. The possibilities! They also mention using them to make chocolate shot glasses....
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Some things I’ve been meaning to post about for ages (and a few from last week): For a few years Scott searched for a little wallet that would hold just a few cards, forcing him to avoid the Costanza...
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I bought one of those rubber ice cube molds at Ikea the other week. It’s four oversize cubes. At first I just thought huge ice cubes would be funny but now I’m realizing you can freeze larger items...
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- how to soundproof your home at Apartment Therapy -http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/faucets-hardware-kitchen-bath/towelrackscom-008282″>heated towel racks at AT – the editor at Popgadget got this...
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food related things I’ve bookmarked: A cocktail to try, the Lucien Guadin, at The Spirit World. See also, what is Pimm’s Cup? I nearly forgot about the bread, chocolate, olive oil and salt thing from...
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I like to have a stock of fairly inexpensive table wines on hand*, so I was interested when Seattle Bon Vivant posted this tip about Hyatt Vineyards Merlot at Trader Joe’s. I was a little skeptical, I...
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White whole wheat pizza dough, at 101 Cookbooks. The Spirit World on jiggers, ponies, and a mini angled measure cup. Seattle Livejournal on the best Autumn spots. Chicken and dumpling stew at My Aim Is...
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I like to add lemon to my water but I’m fickle about it, resulting in too many tightly wrapped lemon halves lurking in the back of the fridge. So I tried True Lemon and I’m surprised to report that I...
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Last minute Halloween Dark Chocolate Martini at The Spirit World. (Such a pretty photo of it too.) Matt recommends Zombie Pumpkins for your pumpkin stencil needs. Cute pumpkin cupcakes with white...
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I missed out on seeing Amy Sedaris when she was here last week on tour for her book I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. I pulled the most common of my lazy sins and waited too long to buy...
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Food: Chow talks about a new no-knead method of baking bread that is given the thumbs up by Harold McGee and turns out to actually be a very, very old method. Ugly Green Chair introduces me to the...
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This recipe for Chocolate-Topped Peanut-Toffee Bars won the Betty Crocker Baking Contest, and the secret ingredient was potato chips. at Loveschool. Blood Orange Martini at Smitten Kitchen. Sassy...
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what I learned last week
So, you know how sometimes you’ll go to the store to get beer and you’ll see six packs that are missing a few bottles? Somebody has bought a mixed six pack (and inevitably they’ve bought half the...
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cooling down
I recieved a Vacu Vin Rapid Ice pack as a gift last Christmas, and I’m really pleased with how it works. It’s a gel pack that you keep in your freezer, when you need to keep some white wine chilled,...
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Delicious energy bars at Chow. This week in frozen crack, Chow on Edy’s/Dreyer’s “Loaded” ice cream. Easy tiramisu at The Amateur Gourmet. Homemade cookies and cream pudding pops at Baking Bites....
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How to make clear ice cubes via kottke Champagne cocktail taste test at Shelterrific Homemade bread challenge at Brownie Points Inside out martini glass at Better Living Through Design You can now buy...
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spicy chickpea stew at The Kitchen The new rules of cocktails, via The Food Section. Gosh, I love these rules. Paula’s Pot Roast at What’s for Dinner Gina. at Ask Metafilter: Help me replicate my...
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Today is Repeal Day, so pop out and have a drink tonight to celebrate the anniversary of the day the United States repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and gave Americans the constitutional ability to...
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Eight Salty, Sweet, Mouth-Puckering Licorices at Cool Hunting How do I get the first piece of cake out of the baking dish without wrecking the first piece itself? at Ask Metafilter I want to make...
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Harold McGee investigates how germs spread when someone double dips a chip into a bowl after seeing an episode of Sienfeld! Via Kottke. movie popcorn recipes at Might Foods Slice trys the pizza in a...
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Gordon’s cup, at Orangette. It includes lime, cucumbers and a pinch of salt, sounds perfect. chocolate covered bacon! at Strange Fruit really pretty meatloaf cupcakes at Fine Furious Life...
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onion goat cheese tart and perfectly puffy popovers at Shelterrific Hydrox are coming back, perhaps temporarily, at Chow jim lahey’s potato pizza and 10 paths to painless pizza-making at Smitten...
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what I learned last week
If you place a quarter over the cap of a bottle of beer before you open it, the top of the cap won’t bend and you can put it back on the bottle so the beer will keep overnight. In our case a 22 ounce...
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Victoria Gin
If you happen to find yourself in Victoria, BC and like gin it’s worth seeking out Victoria Gin made by Winchester Cellars. It’s an organic gin made with local ingredients in a beautiful copper still,...
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public service announcement
Did you know that Starbucks sickeningly lightly sweetens their iced coffee and iced tea? And that if you don’t want it sweet you have to specifically order it as unsweetened? I didn’t know this until...
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Hungarian Paprika Chicken at Joy The Baker Moist Yellow Cake at Bakerella (oh my god those pictures are gorgeous). beef and cheese noodle bake at Shelterrific, yay for comfort food Caramelized Shallots...
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inexpensive sparkling wine recommendations from people who know
I got a chance to catch up on some podcasts recently and, since New Years is approaching, my ears perked up when I heard two recommendations for inexpensive sparkling wines. The first was in the...
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Starbucks VIA ReadyBrew instant coffee
Earlier today I had the luck to attend a brunch held by Starbucks where they were going to present a Big New Thing. News of the thing, a new form of instant, or soluble, coffee called VIA Ready Brew,...
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thing to try: St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
A bottle of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram caught my eye the other day and I made a note to look into it. From the importer: “The allspice liqueur, known in classic cocktails as “Pimento Dram,” brings...
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thing I like: simple champagne stopper
Our upcoming nuptials mean we’ve been popping champagne corks more than usual. The last time we visited the lovely Kay she showed off this little champagne stopper that had little arms that grab...
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Pimm’s explained by a real British person, in this case our beloved Paola of mirrormirror. At Shelterrific. Benedictine Caviar and Cherry Heering Caviar recipes for the Singapore Slingshot, at Spirits...
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I’ll buy no kits before it’s time. | Ask Metafilter. Home brewing without buying a kit. At Ask Metafilter. Cave B Estate Winery. Found via Seattle Tall Poppy‘s Twitter stream, full of great food info....
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Peach-Basil Sangria
I made the Peach White-Wine Sangria from Gourmet twice last weekend and found it a bit sweeter than I like, so I changed the recipe a bit the second time around, and I doubled it. Because, you know,...
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simple summer drink: Salty Dog
Too hot to cook? Too hot to even prepare drinks that require shaking? I can relate, it’s hot here. (Seriously, it was 103 in Seattle yesterday. Nobody in Seattle has air conditioning. Temperatures...
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good strawberries and Magic Juice
Strawberries have been good this year, have you noticed? Apparently growing conditions have produced a wealth of them but they won’t be available for long (something I overheard at my local market but...
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DIY Gin
I made gin! Well, sort of. I infused vodka in the hopes of making gin. I used the recipe I found at Newcity Restro by way of Cinnamon. I think this recipe was originally from the book The Modern...
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DIY Gin, take two
I made another batch of infused gin, this time using a recipe from Gourmet magazine. I like it a lot more that the first try. This one didn’t call for orange zest, which made a big difference for me...
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The Jasmine
A post about my very favorite drink, The Jasmine, is up over here at Outblush. Go forth and sip.
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grapefruit tarragon infused vodka attempt
Pro tip: When making grapefruit and tarragon infused vodka in order to have some salted tarragon grayhounds ready for Sunday you might want to keep in mind that 750ml of vodka + one whole grapefruit...
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grapefruit tarragon infused vodka attempt, part 2
I found a larger jar, that’s better. (Previously: my first jar was too small, because I have little common sense. See also: recipe for Salted Tarragon Greyhounds at Kitchen Konfidence.)
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grapefruit tarragon infused vodka, batch #2
I’m making another batch of grapefruit tarragon infused vodka (the tarragon gets added on day four, so it’s not shown here). The first batch was delicious and we used more than half of it before I got...
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boozy popsicles for summer
I’ve been seeing a lot of boozy popsicles up on Pinterest and I’m all in. These are the ones that have caught my eye: Grapefruit and Strawberry Greyhound from Endless Simmer. Cherry Wheat Beer from...
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the state of booze in Washington
When Scott and I moved to Seattle and it’s rather spartan state run liquor stores we found ourselves telling our friends about this magical liquor store that California had. It was the size of a small...
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Ramos Gin Fizz: a new technique for a classic recipe
This post is in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, simplicity is delicious. Click here to learn more. The first time I had a Ramos Gin Fizz I was at the Velvet Tango Room in Cleveland, a bar...
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thing I like: Mezcal
Somehow I hadn’t tried mezcal until last week. Happily the two of us have been introduced and I think a long friendship will bloom. Earlier in the month LUPEC Seattle announced the upcoming event...
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Portland beer weekend, illustrated with Instagram pictures
Last weekend Scott and I headed to Portland for a weekend where our main goal was to try as much beer as we could. We’d made the plans in January when it was dark and rainy and hopeless and beer...
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Manhattan Drink Recipe – How to Make a Manhattan, at Esquire. Lately I’ve been loving the drink histories and variations offered by Esquire. See also: the Old Fashioned, Daquari, and the Martini. How...
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