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Our favorite December cocktail, the Salty Dog! See our previous Salty Dog coverage here: Salty Dogs. Salty Dogs 1 to 1 1/2 grapefruits (juice to equal 8 ounces) 2 tablespoons sea or kosher salt 8 ounces vodka or gin 2 […]
Earlier this week, I received a big box of citrus from my friend Cherril’s trees. Cherril, a friend I met on my work trip to Nashville last year, lives in Arizona, and grows grapefruit, pomelos, blood oranges, Meyer lemons and more. […]
Our gin and tonic recipe is probably like a lot of people’s gin and tonic recipes: gin, tonic, lime. But we do prefer Tanguerey, and 2 ounces, please. And we insist on either Schweppes or, even better Q Tonic. Also, we squeeze […]
This Sparkling Tarragon Gin Lemonade is a wonderfully refreshing gin highball that makes use of the fresh herbs from the garden. It’s from Bon Appetit, which says if you don’t have tarragon, basil would make a nice substitute. I venture […]
Mae Rose, the cocktail from the January issue of Bon App, which uses pamplemousse liqueur. We loved it! Related posts: Cocktail Recipe: Jack Rose A Christmas Walk and a Red Rose On the Longest Day of the Year, Rosé and […]
Grapefruit from Texas has arrived! We celebrate with our favorite December cocktail, the Salty Dog. The recipe can be found here: Salty Dog cocktail recipe. Related posts: It’s Salty Dog Season! Salty Dogs! Salty Dogs by the Tree Sage Brown […]
I know, I know, it’s like wearing white. You’re just not supposed to do G&Ts after Labor Day. But who cares!? Let’s end this summer right! Cheers to G&Ts on the patio. See our recipe here: Gin & tonic recipe. […]
Inspired by a post I came across on TheKitchn, we decided to shake up some gin cocktails this Friday night. I found their Fitzgerald cocktail recipe to be a bit sweet, so I’ve taken the simple syrup down for this […]
Don’t forget last year’s delishy discovery of gin with Fentiman’s Rose Lemonade! We call it a Rosy Gin. It is delicious, and you should drink it tonight. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:6] Related posts: Cocktail Recipe: Rosy Gins Sunday Night Supper: Rosy Gin and […]
I present the South Slope Cocktail. The recipe comes to us from the beloved The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender’s Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy,” and, even though I own the book, was brought to my attention by Mr. Ed […]
The weather was rainy and chilly, but we paid it no mind. We were going summer this Saturday night, even if it had to be indoors. Say hello to The Southside highball. The Southside 8-10 fresh mint leaves, plus a […]
Our annual grapefruit shipment has arrived from the Valley! First on the agenda? Salty Dogs, of course! Here’s the recipe: [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:37] Salty Dogs From Raising the Bar. 1 to 1 1/2 grapefruits (juice to equal 8 ounces) 2 tablespoons sea or kosher […]
We made this in honor of Repeal Day, which is Dec. 5. But Dec. 5 being a Thursday this year, we didn’t want to get too high-octane until Friday. So Dec. 6 it was. The Corpse Reviver was included in […]
Follow my directions implicitly, and you will enjoy the best Bloody Mary you’ve ever had in your life. It is called the Snappy Bloody Mary. Drinking, as you may know, is like eating: It’s much better when you start with […]
A nice aperitif, light and refrshing. It may be pink, but it’s not a pansy drink. From Cocktail: The Drink Bible for the 21st Century. We took the Cointreau up because the original recipe was a bit too tart for […]
A new highball is making the rounds at the farm. I mix gin with Fetimans Victorian Rose Lemonade and garnish with a lavender sprig. It’s floral, light and refreshing. And the fizz is nice, too! Rosy Gins 2 ounces gin […]
A lovely summer supper at the farm on Sunday: our favey linguine with clams (recipe here) and a new highball: gin with rose-lemonade soda from Fentimans. Floral, light and refreshing. Related posts: Recipe: Linguine with Clam Sauce (or Linguine […]
This is summer, summer! And the drink of summer is the gin and tonic. Fill a 12-ounce collins glass with ice. Pour 2 ounces of gin over it. Top with good tonic. Garnish with a lime. Do not squeeze the lime. […]
Salty Dog season has arrived! Our package of the most delicious grapefruits int the world arrived today, and we immediately set about making our favorite grapefruit cocktails: Salty Dogs. These are not the same as Greyhounds, which are made just […]
I am a bigger fan of the Negroni than Greg. But that said, we enjoyed a nice version on the porch, made according to David Wondrich, of course. I tried to thank him via Twitter, but alas, did not get […]
Steak, tomatoes and corn. One of the great summer meals, don’t you think? And we started with lemon-thyme gimlets in the orchards by the pear tree. Related posts: Sunday Night Supper: Mini-Thanksgiving Sunday Night Pasta Supper Sunday Night Supper: […]
We muddled the mint and squeezed the limes, and wouldn’t you know it, with a little gin and ginger beer — we had ourselves a highball. The recipe, from Audrey Saunders, can be found here: Cocktail recipe: Gin Gin Mules […]
You can never have enough posts of Aviations, in my humble opinion. Recipe post of the Aviation is here. Related posts: Cocktail Recipe: Aviaton Aviation Cocktails with Karen Christmas Cocktail: Perfect Parallel Cocktail Recipe: Criterium
I want to start off this post by saying that these “Shit that” whoever “says” videos flying around YouTube are hilarious. “Shit New Yorkers Say” is especially funny (“Where’s the train?” “All I had to eat today was a bagel.” […]
We had a date with Team America. The movie. And the best part? It was a sing-along. Those of you who know the words to some of the songs in that movie probably understand: that’s bound to be a lot […]
We enjoyed Aviations by the fire on Friday night, and then went upstairs for dinner in front of the TV. Dinner was breakfast: fried eggs, bacon and Eggo waffles. Really. No photos. Related posts: Saturday Night Supper by the Tree: […]
We have revised our old recipe for the Aviation cocktail. We now include both creme de violette and maraschino liqueur in our ingredients. UPDATE 9/29/12: We are now revising the recipe again. We find the brand of creme de violette […]
I discovered this forgotten classic cocktail in one of my favorite bar books, “Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century.” The authors say there are two ways to make Satan’s Whiskers, straight or curled. The “straight” Whiskers uses Grand […]
Inspired by Pomodoro in Boston. Great for winter or summer. Related posts: Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe: Shrimp Cocktail Recipe: Blueberry Cobbler
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
