Apple Cider Sangria

For about five minutes — before we remembered that we have  an infant, a 6 year-old , two full-time jobs, a not very big apartment, an inter...

White Russian

On New Year’s Eve, we attempted to do the reprehensible and take a 6 year-old who usually goes to bed at 7:30 and a pajama-clad infant who w...

Homemade Irish Cream

Look, we all have to draw the line somewhere. I have over the years insisted that making some things from scratch were just crazy, best left...

Stovetop Americano

Post navigation Last December, I announced to I’m sure at least ten thousand well-deserved eye rolls that after 10 years of food blogging an...

Eggplant, Mushroom and Cheese Quiche

I'm rather off and on again when it comes to eating eggs, but when an egg dish is done well it can be a real treat. So when I saw an egg...

No-Bake Lemon Cherry Cheesecake

No-bake is just about right at the moment, with temperatures soaring over 30 degrees in addition to the humidity which steps things up anoth...

Bourbon Peach Smash

Most conversations about shrubs go like this. “Wait, like the green bushy things that grow in the ground?” “No, it’s a drink.” “A leafy drin...