Category Archives: Beverages

Refreshing Drinks and Vichyssoise from the Feast!

  Continuing on with the recipes from the bookclub feast we come to the Minted Limeade, Iced Tea with Lemon Verbena Syrup and the Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass Vichyssoise… All are very easy- do you remember my post making Mint … Continue reading

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Gabi’s Blue Plate Special For Diner Food Blog Party#33

Stephanie at Dispensing Happiness  is hosting another Blog Party#33 -this month’s theme is Diner Food. Here is my “Blue Plate Special” Appetizer of Mini Meatloaves and Tiny Baked Potatoes with Finger Sized Banana Cream Pie for dessert. For my cocktail … Continue reading

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Candied Violets and Violet Syrup

  In an earlier post I gathered some violets to make syrup and candied violets.  So here they are. They don’t take long to make and are a nice touch of Spring that you can enjoy all year round. Violets … Continue reading

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Pizza Pesto Parmesan Prosciutto Scrolls for Blog Party

Woohoo -Say that fast 3 times!  :) This month for Blog Party #32- Pizza Party ,Stephanie that amazing Sorceress over at Dispensing Happinessasked us to bring a pizza based appetizer and a beverage of our choice. I chose to make these super … Continue reading

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