The One Bottle Cocktail is a book you’ve recommended a few times that I keep thinking, “I should buy that!”, but I always forget once I’m done with the newsletter due to toddler + work + the million other to dos. Honestly, I always love all of your recs and haven’t tried any of them due to lack of time - I really enjoy your writing, so I look forward to the newsletters, use the free time I have to read them, bookmark lots of suggestions to check out “in the future”, and go back to real life, feeling lighter and uplifted. Please start charging me for the newsletter.
Not technically from the newsletter, but one of your derby articles last year introduced me to the Hold Steady, and now Chips Ahoy is constantly stuck in my head
The cranberry Hot Sauce was one of my favorites not just because it was something different for the holiday season, but it also was one of the first things I cooked where I didn't exactly follow a recipe and just improv'ed.
I too am newish to this city, but my husband is Louisville born and bred - our coming (back) here was a natural progression in a way unknown to the Northeast where everyone heads to New York and can't figure when or if to go home. So, I've particularly enjoyed your local tidbits. I hadn't heard of Ben Sollee before your recommendation and my husband does love a good cello to go with his bluegrass, so thank for a solid addition to the weekend playlist. Your book recommendations have definitely added to my reading list, though I read the wrong 'Life After Life' by accident via the LFPL, sigh. Cheers to you and yours this sunny afternoon.
I've made the Golden Lion Tamarin several times, enough to drop the Tamarin and just call them "Golden Lions". I also tinkered with a version that avoided the sugar bomb of cream soda AND didn't involve the time it takes to muddle the ginger, so it's bourbon, Diet Vernon's Ginger Soda, and lemon juice/wedge. It.....works ok. No worse than any other "full-sugar to diet" conversion.
The One Bottle Cocktail is a book you’ve recommended a few times that I keep thinking, “I should buy that!”, but I always forget once I’m done with the newsletter due to toddler + work + the million other to dos. Honestly, I always love all of your recs and haven’t tried any of them due to lack of time - I really enjoy your writing, so I look forward to the newsletters, use the free time I have to read them, bookmark lots of suggestions to check out “in the future”, and go back to real life, feeling lighter and uplifted. Please start charging me for the newsletter.
Not technically from the newsletter, but one of your derby articles last year introduced me to the Hold Steady, and now Chips Ahoy is constantly stuck in my head
The cranberry Hot Sauce was one of my favorites not just because it was something different for the holiday season, but it also was one of the first things I cooked where I didn't exactly follow a recipe and just improv'ed.
I too am newish to this city, but my husband is Louisville born and bred - our coming (back) here was a natural progression in a way unknown to the Northeast where everyone heads to New York and can't figure when or if to go home. So, I've particularly enjoyed your local tidbits. I hadn't heard of Ben Sollee before your recommendation and my husband does love a good cello to go with his bluegrass, so thank for a solid addition to the weekend playlist. Your book recommendations have definitely added to my reading list, though I read the wrong 'Life After Life' by accident via the LFPL, sigh. Cheers to you and yours this sunny afternoon.
Made a slider version of the hot loin for a tailgate and rum balls a few times, both were great
I've made the Golden Lion Tamarin several times, enough to drop the Tamarin and just call them "Golden Lions". I also tinkered with a version that avoided the sugar bomb of cream soda AND didn't involve the time it takes to muddle the ginger, so it's bourbon, Diet Vernon's Ginger Soda, and lemon juice/wedge. It.....works ok. No worse than any other "full-sugar to diet" conversion.