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Tag Archives: Cooking with Booze
Best Corned Beef Recipe Ever {Guinness Corned Beef}
I’m back! Arrived from Dublin just in time to head to a local Irish bar for a big St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Go figure. Today is all about relaxing, oh and laundry I guess. I have my favorite St. Patrick’s … Continue reading
Regular Programming Resumes
Marathon training can really be all-consuming, I am glad to have it behind me. Not that I minded the training, I actually enjoyed it, but it is time-consuming and starts to rule your life a little. With the marathon behind … Continue reading
Work Benefits {Food in Jars}
I have lots of great benefits at my work, but none better than an instant message announcing “food in jars” for me. Homemade food in jars. Plum rum and Habanero rosemary jam. Leah (my co-worker, friend, and favorite mommy blogger) … Continue reading
Laboring {Cherry Bourbon BBQ Ribs}
Thankful for a beautiful day off, though I labored inside for a good part of the day. Poor planning, I should have gotten that all done earlier so I could have a beach today. We took an extra long weekend … Continue reading
Cherries? Bourbon. Bourbon? Cherries
A delicious introduction. They got along swimmingly. After a few weeks soaking the bourbon took on the color of the cherries and resembled the color of a rich red wine. With the color soaked out of the cherries, they look … Continue reading
Weekend Work {Beer Marshmallows}
This was the weekend to finally conquer the homemade marshmallows. But not just any marshmallows… Beer marshmallows. They are surprisingly easy to make, but require full concentration from start to finish. I had the day to myself, guaranteed no interruptions. … Continue reading
Routine Recipes
Our household has been out of sorts and is just not getting back into a regular routine. My husband got injured on a work trip (little run in with a tornado). Certainly could have been much worse, he was … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Dessert, Poultry, Recipes
Tagged Cauliflower, Cookies, Cooking with Booze, Jalapeno
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Don’t Mess With A Classic {Shamrock Shake}
Why did McDonald’s have to go messing with a good thing? The Shamrock Shake was perfect as it was, the whipped cream and cherry don’t do anything to improve it. The fact that they are no longer premixed but instead combined … Continue reading
Posted in Beverage, Dessert, Recipes
Tagged Cocktails, Cooking with Booze, Holidays, Linky, St. Patrick's Day
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Holiday Eats
A little bit late on this. We did have a great holiday break, though almost glad to get back into our normal routines! We had an eve of Christmas Eve celebration with my family. Traditional pierogi dinner was served with … Continue reading
Salsa Verde
It feels good to get back in the kitchen! I was inspired (and finally had time) to take a shot at canning after visiting my brother and sister-in-law’s house. She had canned cases of fresh tomatoes, greens beans, and beets … Continue reading
