Last week’s brutal, scorching heat sent me in search of a cold beverage- one that’s like a cool breeze from the inside. I wanted to be transported to a shady garden, to doze away the hottest part of the afternoon. While I can’t just hop a ...
According to the U.S. Travel Association, the summer vacation is back. The group is forecasting that leisure travel this summer will be up for the first time in three years. “Americans are expected to take 330.6 million domestic leisure ...
First there was bacon-flavored vodka, now this: smoked salmon flavored vodka from Alaska Distillery. The folks at Alaska Distillery in Wasilla, Alaska, already produce vodkas and gin, but last week they started rolling out a fishy version. Vodka is ...
Here’s an idea … Take your favorite beer (the darker the better). Mix it with some molasses, garlic, shallots, onions, fresh chopped thyme, parsley, and Dijon mustard. Kick it up a little with crushed red pepper. Mix all of these ingredients ...
Few things bring the caveman out in us like a smoker. Slow-smoke a brisket and you can’t help but start grunting like Tim Allen. Yet for many the thought of smoked fish conjure images of little more than lox and bagels. Lox is actually ...
Summer is officially here. Well, according to the temperature outside it’s been here for a month already. So while you’re firing up those grills and eating lighter, why not splash your glass with a Texas Rosé? McPherson Cellars Winery ...