Fresh Ginger

For some reason, this week, my creativity in the kitchen is struggling. Perhaps it is the lack of inspiration of Bon Appetit this month (that mag is going down hill fast) or the lack of watching cooking shows, or perhaps it is that the weather has finally changed and it is sunny and […]

While in Seattle I thought I would see if we could get into Wild Ginger for dinner. For some reason everything I had read lead me to believe that one must have a reservation long in advance. Turns out that is not the case, at least not on a Monday night. We […]

Finally, it is the day I wait for all year long: St Patty’s Day. You might think that I gave up partying hard for this day in my twenties (like most) or in my thirties (like the rest) but no! I still plan to do a pub crawl today (albeit with only […]

Chaitini is the cocktail of the week.
Now, brown cocktails do not photograph well, but I will post the photo anyway.
I took chai spices and seeped them with vodka for many months (it doesn’t take that long, but I forgot about it in the fridge) then you have chai flavored vodka. I think the chai […]

Well this started out as a food, knitting and brewing blog and got a little side tracked by all things food. I just started a new knitting project. People all around me seem to be in baby having mode, so I have started a baby blanket for my good friends who think they […]

Yum. I haven’t even baked them yet and I already can’t resist them. I am not a raw cookie dough eater by nature, but, well, it has been awhile since I have had a delicious choc chip cookie. I did make some with oats several months ago and used ground up McCann’s […]