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Limoncello Recipe

Posted on December 30th, 2008 | 11 comments

Limoncello is a lemony vodka after-dinner liqueur, popular in Italy and France. I took a cooking class at Sur La Table from celebrity chef Joanne Weir, and one of the recipes she tossed out there for us was limoncello. (She also leads cooking tours in Europe which sound totally fun. Check out her website!)
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Thursday Night Cocktails – Cosmopolitan Recipe

Posted on July 10th, 2008 | 11 comments

Thursday night is a great night for a cocktail. (Actually, any night is. But I digress…) I try not to gender stereotype, but tonight’s Cosmopolitan cocktail tends to have a girlie reputation. A cosmo is that pink drink that so many girls-night-out women adore. As a man, I typically won’t order a Cosmo in a [...]

Vodka Martini Recipe with a Lemon Twist

Posted on April 8th, 2008 | 6 comments

Some nights call out for a good stiff drink, and one of my favorite cocktails is a Vodka Martini. It’s practically straight vodka, so choose your favorite best rated vodka. On a Santa Barbara road trip my buddies and I taste tested martinis made with Grey Goose, Absolut, Belvedere, and Ketel One. Ketel One [...]