Cocktails

Savoring the Season: A Southern Old-Fashioned Cocktail

Our good friends invited us over for a new cocktail they were enjoying.  Typically, not fan of whiskeys but we were pleasantly surprised. Old fashioned cocktails have a place in American culture. This cocktail dates back to 1806.   A recipe which included a mix of spirits of any kind, water, sugar cubes and bitters.

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Travelers Notebook

Atlanta on my Mind

Who say’s you can’t create an urban farm in your neighborhood on less than an acre? After a stay at the The Social Goat Bed and Breakfast in downtown Atlanta Georgia I am rethinking my situation. Gone is the 5 acre dream!  Folks, I just need a new neighborhood to move into.  I promise to share my

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Sunday Supper

The Luck of the Irish and Traditional Shepherd’s Pie

  Ireland is like one big picnic spot ~Bailey Knapp   I feel like I need to start this post with a resounding  “America there is nothing Irish about corned beef and cabbage!” Okay, there I feel better. Who knew?  It is believed that when the Irish came to America corned beef was cheap, readily available

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Food + Drink

Sunday Supper: Adoración’s Spanish Paella

Paella is a classic Spanish dish that is defined as a rice stew  A dish made of saffron flavored rice with chicken, shellfish, and a variety of other ingredients cooked together to create a communal style meal, meaning that everyone finds a place around the pan to enjoy. Americans tend to lean into the belief

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Travelers Notebook

A Journey to Spain

It has taken me a couple of weeks to get my act together since returning from our journey to Spain.  There are few things greater in life than an amazing vacation spent with people that you feel that you have known all your life.  We spent a majority of our time in the city of

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Food + Drink

Destination San Juan Puerto Rico

My mantra is to say “Yes” more often than I say “No”   This leads us on occasion to travel destinations simply because without further thought we said “Yes”. Surrounded by the Caribbean and the Atlantic oceans and easily lured by the pristine beaches and tropical weather it is easy to imagine why you would

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