As many of you know I have been very lucky to spend a few months each year with my mom as a guest in my home. One of the things I love about it is that I almost always hear new stories about her childhood and my grandparents. This year was no exception I got the low down on April Fools and the Whitman’s Sampler Box of Chocolates story. (more…)
I have a fascination with recipes from the past, those passed down from friends or family threw the years. As I have shared in past posts I have my Grandma’s Recipe Collection in her original metal recipe box. Today I want to share another one of her recipes from 1936 The Egg Lemonade. (more…)
To make cocktail ingredients from scratch improves the flavor of a cocktail. Homemade Sweet & Sour Cocktail Mix is no exception. You may also know this ingredient as just plain old Sour Mix, they are the same thing.
I grew up in a house where an after dinner Grasshopper Ice Cream Cocktail was something my parents made and/or consumed on a special evening out. (more…)