We’ve been having a lot of evening storms around here lately, and I’m all about it…especially since I have a covered porch to enjoy them under. It seems like at least a few nights each week for the past month, we’ve had a spectacular showing of strong wind, dark and grey mixed clouds, and anywhere […]
Drinks
Cardamom Limeade
No matter what you’re doing in the summer, I bet you could be in the mood for a nice, refreshing drink. Even if you’re not “drinking”, there are plenty of things to quench your thirst and help you get into the feeling of summer. I find that citrus is a key element in that. That’s […]
Summer Sippin’
“Summertime when the livin’ is easy.” Even summer is a good time to listen to Ella Fitzgerald. Now I know that summer may not be “easy ” for all of us. A lot of us, although we would like to be on a private island, are working away in our cubicles and looking forward to grilling out […]
South Side Cocktail
It’s really funny how coincidental things are sometimes…but it’s more often than not meant to be miracles, if you ask me. We go into our daily lives thinking that this world has limits, and amazing things happen (if we’re looking around enough to notice them). Although these past few weeks have been slammed with full […]
Pimm’s Cup Cocktail
I’ve been saving this recipe until spring started showing itself, and considering I (and most others in Raleigh) spent yesterday out and about enjoying the 70-degree weather, I think it’s about time. Whenever I studied abroad in Oxford back in my college years, I remember seeing Pimm’s Cups on menus all over town. I […]