I love simple recipes, and easy drink recipes are no exception! The Empress Gin and Jam cocktail calls for only a couple ingredients, and is the perfect way to welcome in the early signs of spring. Micro-distilled in small batch copper-pot stills using eight botanicals, and colored with an all-natural indigo hue from butterfly pea flowers,…
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Continue ReadingWhile we often associate winter with bitter cold and long nights, I always like to associate it with citrus season, and peak passion fruit season. Passion fruit is such a fun and odd fruit, with a leathery exterior, and a juicy, tropical, and very acidic interior. If you’re a fan of lemony flavor, you’ll love passion…
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Continue ReadingWinter citrus is one of my favorite ingredients to experiment this time of year, both in my food recipes, and my cocktail recipes! With only 3 ingredients, this Empress Grapefruit Fizz cocktail is anything but ordinary, and is full of wonderful midwinter flavor. The all-natural indigo hue of the Empress 1908 Gin enhances the gorgeous pinks…
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Continue ReadingThis autumn beef bolognese with butternut squash is *almost* traditional, but completely delicious. It’s one of my favorites for chilly days, and is a comforting classic. This recipe uses ground beef, as well as butternut squash to create the most luscious and rich ragú that’s perfect for enjoying on chilly nights. It’s a little bit of…
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Continue ReadingI love salads. They’re a blank canvas to delight your tastebuds with various textures and flavors, and are fresh and healthy. I know they get a bad rep, but salads don’t have to be, nor should they be, boring! This Castelfranco radicchio salad takes the best of winter produce to make a salad that’s delightfully refreshing,…