Our kitchen is complete—to be fair, it has been for months, I’m just slow in posting (with lots of pictures)! We’ve already had many pizza nights with friends, family, or just the two of us. And, I’ve made many loaves of bread. It’s such a great space; it turned out beautifully. The light throughout the … Continue reading Kitchen & Soda
Uh, it's almost Thanksgiving! This month is almost over--and it's a complete blur. The month started with a work trip and ends with a fun trip to spend time with our close friends, with the shock of the election in between. Everything else is a bit fuzzy and happened quickly. I haven't posted much this month … Continue reading A turkey walks into a bar…
Skip and I spent the last couple of weeks in Kentucky and Tennessee—it was hot and familiar. The first week of our trip also happened to include Skip’s birthday, which was the first full day we were in Kentucky; so, what better way to celebrate his birthday than with whiskey? We started the day with … Continue reading Friends, family, & whiskey
Woohoo, it's Friday! This week felt so long...I blame the two short weeks in a row for making me feel like Friday should have been here yesterday. But, it's here today and that means pizza and cocktails! The best part of the week. This time of year, all around Seattle, you'll find blackberries. They grow … Continue reading Blackberry Sour
Every weekend during the summer, I buy too much fruit for me and Skip to consume before it turns to mush. I can freeze it, yes, but I'm notorious for putting things on a cookie sheet and placing it in the freezer--then, forgetting about it completely until I need the cookie sheet usually months later, … Continue reading Red Currant-Orange Shrub
June was a blur, I know I've mentioned that before, but I can't believe it's July already--it doesn't look like the weather around here believes it either, unfortunately. The weather looks anything but summery the next couple of days. Work-wise, the next month should be a little breather from the craziness of the last few months … Continue reading The Swoop (a cocktail experiment success!)
Well, the last few weeks--actually all of June--have been nuts. It's been a blur of work, work, and more work, with some travel and quality time with friends and family mixed in for sanity. But, still, too busy to allow for anything extra, including blog post, bread making, and consistent exercise. That kind of busy … Continue reading Gin & citrus make a new friend
We had our first pizza-cocktail Friday night in weeks last night--as I've mentioned before, I love this part of the week. Last week, we made pizza on Thursday because Friday night we'd be out celebrating my birthday (the big 4-1!); while still delicious, it wasn't quite the same. The two Fridays before that, well, we … Continue reading Gin-Walnut Old Fashioned
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