Summer is the time for getting outdoors, hanging out with friends and family, and enjoying heaps and heaps of stone fruit. One of my favorites of course, is a perfectly ripe juicy peach that runs down your arm as you bite into it. I can often be found eating them over the sink with a […]
Cordials and Elixirs
How to Make an Elderberry Elixir
Elderberry elixir – sounds fancy, doesn’t it? Maybe even a bit magical? Well, you would be right! In Medieval times, an elixir was a preparation that was supposedly able to change metals into gold or prolong life indefinitely. Today it’s an aromatic solution of alcohol and honey that is used as a vehicle for medicinal […]
Raspberry Rose Liqueur- A Romance in Photos
Roses are the flowers of love, and it’s only fitting that I make love inspired recipes debuting its ethereal scent and flavor. Its fragrant petals have offered both fine dining experiences as well as heart opening medicine to many for thousands of years. Delicate, unruly, vulnerable, yet armed to the teeth, her sweet aroma will […]