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 I am Rachel Tayse, keeper of the Hounds in the Kitchen. In my Columbus Ohio urban homestead, I garden, cook, and eat local sustainable foods. Read About the Hounds for more about the characters in my kitchen. I hope to see you soon at an Event.
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Archive for the ‘Spirits’ CategoryTwo years ago, my aunt brought fruitcake to our holiday celebration. I can’t say I had ever tried fruitcake before, but this was delicious! Juicy, rich, alcoholic, and sweetened by real fruit not sugar or fluorescent candied stuff - what could be wrong? Last year, I made fruitcake myself. I split the batter between one large [...] This weekend we went to our annual Labor Day Camp with family and friends. Every year we have a theme night with costumes and related food. This year our friend Leonard went all out on the theme, Hawaii. I could write about the tiki hut trike, our chant to counter the hellfire and brimstone preaching group [...] The harvest this time of year is so perfect and precious, it’s hard not to eat every morsel of herb, berry, and pepper. If you can spare a bit of the garden raised, CSA, or farmer’s market bounty, consider making some alcohol infusions. Herbs, berries, flowers, and veggies all release their flavors into alcohol. Making homemade [...] In late 2007 we decided to start a blog about All American Alcohols. It was our resolution to drink only american made spirits for 2008. The resolution only lasted until April, and the blog petered our in May. You can read the old posts by clicking on the category ‘all american alcohols’ to the left. Applicable [...] The folks at 100 mile diet just posted a story about a new/old trend in Europe to ship wines by sail boat. This is how ancient wines were transported, of course. Some winemakers are reviving the trend to reduce their environmental impact (and shipping costs, presumably) by eliminating petroleum transportation fuel. We say, “Fantastic!” [...] At the end of March, we will travel to Kentucky Bourbon Country. The bluegrass region of Kentucky is home to dozens of small bourbon producers. It also happens to be a scenic area perfect for biking. We hope to visit three or four distilleries and stay in a bed and breakfast. Do any [...] On the night before Valentine’s Day we shared a bottle of Kinkead Ridge 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon ($18)with my mother. We were waiting for the right time to open it because Kinkead Ridge is one of the most “local” wines we have. It’s made here in Ohio. That’s right, Ohio wine. Our last experience with Ohio [...] In a little over 5 months, it will be summer again. I’m not one to usually yearn for June, but today I was. Why? Could be spending the afternoon watching the Ohio State Women’s hockey game at the ice rink… or because tonight the temperature is supposed to drop to nearly 0 [...] For her second birthday in September, our daughter was given an aquarium containing two danio fish, whom she quickly named Yellow and Red. This morning while I was cooking breakfast, she poured her milk in the tank. “It looks cloudy,” she said. I took the fish out, but sadly Yellow did not [...] With what did we toast the New Year? Saketinis. Of course Sake is Japanese in origin, but there are several quite nice American sakes available. Most of them come from California. The recipe: 1 ounce vodka (Skyy) Shake with cracked ice and strain into chilled [...]  |
 
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