I’m not back quite yet. April Fools! I convinced one more person to write for me this week, my husband Alex. Here’s a little bit from him about beer brewing. If you want more details or a tutorial, let me know in the comments. I’ve been brewing beer for over a decade now.  The justification at first was that I could save money by brewing my own tipple.  However, between the cost of the equipment [...]

Not long ago, in an era of our country’s history rife with stifling regulations, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union convinced the US congress to pass the Eighteenth Amendment outlawing alcohol production and sale in 1919. Prohibition did little to stop drinking or the “societal ills”. A good many righteous individuals drank their way through the time period with such clever techniques as labeling liquor as medicine, opening speakeasies, and brewing up bathtub gin. And so [...]

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 infusions couldn’t be simpler and in the middle of winter you will appreciate tasting a little ‘summer’. Here’s how [...]