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.
Ha, seriously, I know it has to be something you think about - it has to be too much work not to. There are probably also kind and excellent reasons why you haven’t yet. But if you want to charge, you can and should. I need to find out what happened to Emily and Brad!
I do have more of their story coming! And to the original question, I do want to eventually launch that, just want to do it at the right time. I really appreciate your kind words!
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.
The improv is the best, and that's why sometimes I try not to be *too* specific -- it's hard to guarantee results and it's best to work off intuition a lot of the time.
This year has been an effort to get better at that intuition rather than just chicken breast on tray with different seasonings. Outside of things on the smoker or grill my skills are pretty bare.
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.
Thank you! (And on the last part, twist my arm why don'tcha...)
Ha, seriously, I know it has to be something you think about - it has to be too much work not to. There are probably also kind and excellent reasons why you haven’t yet. But if you want to charge, you can and should. I need to find out what happened to Emily and Brad!
I do have more of their story coming! And to the original question, I do want to eventually launch that, just want to do it at the right time. I really appreciate your kind words!
Fantastic, on both counts. Thank YOU!
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
Every time I'm at the track, the only bet I ever make is the fifth horse in the sixth race.
I haven't been to the track in years (shout out to Saratoga NY) but I really want to go again just to make this specific bet
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.
The improv is the best, and that's why sometimes I try not to be *too* specific -- it's hard to guarantee results and it's best to work off intuition a lot of the time.
This year has been an effort to get better at that intuition rather than just chicken breast on tray with different seasonings. Outside of things on the smoker or grill my skills are pretty bare.
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.