Sadly, spring break is over and all the students are back on campus. There’s nothing as pretty as a college campus devoid of sorority girls tanning their already leathery skins on the quad in swimsuits, though the nearest beach is hundreds of miles away. The sudden drop in annoyances coincided with a sudden drop [...]
Archive for March, 2009
a century of fakers – The Louisiana Flip
Posted in Random Drinks on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
who am I to blow against the wind?
Posted in Rants on March 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
smash the basil… patriarchy?
Posted in Random Drinks on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m pretty devoted to eating seasonally (well, you know, except for the citrus I keep stocked year-long – what, you’ve never seen a hypocrite before?), but occasionally I break down, so last week, when I made pho from scratch, I also bought some basil to go into it, since pho without basil makes me sad. [...]
MxMo XXXVII: The First Time
Posted in MxMo on March 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s time for another installment of the internet’s most alcoholic inter-blog feature: Mixology Monday! This month the theme was chosen by the gals at Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails: Boston – gals who share my love of both delicious adult beverages and excitingly cumbersome titles (talking to you, If on a winter’s [...]
don’t bother with bacon
Posted in Random Drinks, Rants on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As what could probably be called an artisanal drink maker (yes, I flatter myself in my head – what of it?), I am all about homemade stuff. I made my own Swedish Punsch a while back (and got pretty drunk with my girlfriend’s relatives on their Christmas gift-bottle of such), I have three different bottles [...]