3-Ingredient Happy Hour

We are so lucky to have popsicles. Not only are they delicious, they offer respite from sweltering heat, and make a…

I do not drink gin & tonics in the winter, but it is winter no more. The G&T is a garden drink, best consumed while…

I have a tendency to get obsessive about aggressive, bitter flavors. When I drank beer, I sought out the hoppiest…

If you are familiar with even half of my deal, you know that I’m very into corn. I will eat it off the buttery cob.…

I’ve already said it several times, but I really do think that maple is an underrated cocktail syrup. It’s sweet and…

Brunch without a cocktail is merely a late breakfast, and Easter brunch is no exception. There are no “official”…

Though I love a good Bloody Mary, I tend to think of it as a liquid appetizer, best consumed before eggs. The White…

I’ve only been a homeowner for a few months, and let me tell you: this house is just full of surprises. Some are…

Portland and many other cities are currently experiencing the first wave of faux spring, and it seems to be doing…

I love drinking martinis—all kinds of martinis—but the salty, ice-cold dirty martini is my first gin-based love.…

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way, the word “daiquiri” became a catch-all term for…

Old fashioneds are usually dark drinks made with brown liquors, but the basic format—booze, sugar, bitters, ice—can…

It is snowing in Portland, Oregon, and I am thrilled (for now). As someone who was born in Mississippi and…

One of my favorite parts of moving to a new neighborhood is finding all my new “spots.” A new bar, a new coffee…

It seems I am always out of something. Today I’d planned to make you a bourbon cocktail called “Game Set Match,” but…

I love trying new cocktails, and nothing annoys me more acutely than almost having all the ingredients I need to…

My booze tolerance has plummeted during the pandemic. It turns out my interest in cocktails is directly linked to my…

Peppermint is one of my favorite seasonal flavors. I usually enjoy it with chocolate, but a recent batch of candy…

I expected the pandemic to have many surprising ramifications, but one thing I could not have predicted was for my…

Beyond ethanol, Irish Cream and Fernet do not have a ton in common. One is candy-sweet, creamy, and appealing to…