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Last Saturday I had the pleasure of presenting a session about food at YoUnlimited, a local women’s conference here in Victoria.
The day was filled with presentations and panels all touching on various aspects of mind/body/soul, and was a great opportunity to connect with other women I normally only get [...]
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Its the third week in February, and time for another MxMo! This month, the ever-tiki-loving Pegu Doug is the host for the festivities, going all-out with a tiki makeover over on his blog!
The rules of MxMo LXIV are pretty straightforward: make it tiki, make it [...]
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It’s 5 degrees C here, not 25 C, but for some reason, I’ve had summer-ey cocktails on the brain. Thus, when a recent challenge arose to do something with bourbon, my mind naturally turned to sours … and fizzes (after all, a fizz is nothing more than a sour with bubbles!). And from [...]
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Some of you are aware that my New Year started off with a challenge that is a bit of a departure from the usual resolutions. I decided to take at least one shot of Fernet Branca per day for 30 days, and see whether it contributed to my overall health and wellbeing!
Spiced Citrus Whisky Punch
(Janice Mansfield, 2011)
One glass A whole bunch of punch! ½ oz. falernum 225 ml falernum ½ oz. ginger syrup 225 ml ginger syrup ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon 225 ml freshly squeezed lemon ½ oz. freshly squeezed orange 225 ml freshly squeezed orange 1 ½ oz. Rye [...]
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A conversation on twitter the other night, combined with the dip in ambient temperatures has got me thinking about those spirits that we consider "medicinal" and why we don't consider drinking them in hot form. We all recongize the magical herbal powers of Fernet Branca, and talk in hushed tones about the mystical maceration of [...]
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(originally published November 21, 2011)
It's MxMo Monday! and there has been a flurry of interest in retro cocktails of the tawdry sort! Not the classics like the Martinez or the Sazerac, or even the Ramos Gin Fizz, but those tacky cocktails you remember [...]
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As many of you know, I spent the better part of last weekend at Art of the Cocktail — a cocktail festival that supports our local Film Festival. Its been growing by leaps and bounds since it was first conceived three years ago, and this year, they added a Home Bartenders competition to the mix. [...]
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Today was a snowday here for most folks on the Wet Coast! To be fair, it only takes a few cms to throw folks into a tailspin, but there are about 15 cms stacked up in the back yard!
What to do on a snow day, but sit back, enjoy some slow food, and have [...]
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We had an impromtu photo sho
ot here today at the Shiba Shack! One of the local media outlets covering Art of the Cocktail came by take some shots of at-home cocktail making, and get the scoop on what prompts someone to enter a cocktail competition [...]
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