Stinking Vicar

Oh, I'm pleased that my cocktail of old, the Stinking Vicar, has been rediscovered. I recommend RC as the cola of choice...

Subject: New: Stinking Vicar
From: Daibh
Posted: Mon Jan 9. 2006, 17:19 UTC

Stinking Vicar

* one collins glass (coffee mug will work, too)
* plenty of crushed ice
* two or three jiggers of orange curacao
* three dashes of bitters
* one diet soda (cola)
* garnish with a maraschino cherry (red)

Pour the orange curacao and the bitters over the ice, then add the soda.
Stir. Drink. And be merry.

First we drink Manhattans, then we take Berlin!

Peanut Butter Blossoms

I had a craving for Hershey's Peanut Butter Blossoms, and found that I had no vanilla extract on hand, so I used almond extract, which made'em taste great, too. Also, I used dark chocolate Kisses with these. Want some?

Stumblefoot

I was playing around with Calvados today, came up with a tasty, toasty concoction...


Stumblefoot

1 ounce dry sherry
1 ounce Calvados
5 dashes of bitters
3 ounces of apple cider

Serve in an apothecary glass, over ice. Add sherry, then the Calvados, then the bitters, then fill the glass with cider. Enjoy. Garnish with a green and a red maraschino cherry, if you like.

It's better with Cheddar

I sometimes like having apple pie with cheddar cheese melted atop it. You know you want some.

Measure By Measure

I'm a bit of a fiend for measuring cups, like when I make pancakes or cookies -- I like to make'em the same size, more or less, for consistency of cooking, so I pour'em with measuring cups. Usually, an ice cream scoop's worth of cookie dough, which I then halve, rolling them into balls. That gives me a consistent outcome. For pancakes (etc.), usually one-third of a cup is ideal for a nice-sized pancake.

Blanching

I've taken to getting fresh baby leaf spinach and blanching it a minute in the microwave, then adding feta cheese and black pepper to it, and blanching it another minute. Then I like toasting a plain bagel and putting the spinach-n-feta mixture on it. Really tasty!