Mulled Wine ~ a Nose-warmer

February 11, 2013

There is a category of food and drink which, however good it may be, is a poor fit in a …

Cocktail Cassis Fruits des bois ~ a Summer Berry Apéritif or Cocktail

July 19, 2012

Fans of Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot mysteries may recall that the French detective had a sweet tooth, even when it …

April 30, 2012

Gaspare Campari’s precise formula for the brilliant red aperitif he created in 1860 is still not public knowledge. But if …

February 20, 2012

Kir is an aperitif named for a man who liked to mix blackcurrant liqueur in a glass of white wine. …

October 12, 2011

Unless you do not like mushrooms, there is no down side to these little souffles. Generally, souffles are finicky–these are …