It’s rhubarb month! Okay, it’s not actually, but it is for Chews and Brews. Every post for the month of August will feature the amazing vegetable (yeah, that’s right, it’s a veggie!) rhubarb! I am kicking off the series with a rhubarb shrub, but before we go into those details, let’s discuss rhubarb first. Rhubarb comes in a stalk similar looking to celery, but is very sour and must be sweetened. The leaves are actually poisonous and should not be…
When I was a kid I would get kiwis in my lunch to take to school. My mom would cut them in half for me, pack me a spoon and then when it was lunch time I would scoop out all of the kiwi goodness. I’ve always been familiar with the cut and scoop method of eating a kiwi, but when I was offered the opportunity to partner with Zespri Kiwifruit using the SunGold Kiwi, I was excited to incorporate this awesome…
It is spring. But nights are still cold and our heater is running full every evening. Here in Alberta not only are the nights still chilly, but we also just encountered our first spring snow storm, on the first full day of spring. This is rather typical of Alberta weather and we easily could get one, two or maybe three more snowfalls before spring really sets in. A cinnamon bourbon toddy was the perfect remedy for such snowy day and luckily I just happened…
Making simple syrups is like it says in the title: simple! I like playing around with different herbs and spices to make interesting simple syrups that can be stored in your fridge for weeks, waiting for the next cocktail inspiration. I have made a sage simple syrup that I have posted in the past where I used to make a gin cocktail. This cinnamon simple syrup is just as simple as any other simple syrup and you end up with…
Tomorrow, January 22nd, is National Southern Food Cooking day and it only seemed proper to pull together a round up of the tastiest southern food cooking there is out there! As a Canadian, living in one of the most Northern major cities of the country, my experience with southern food cooking is limited. However, in August of 2015 my husband and I went to New Orleans, Louisiana where I had my first taste of the south and we fell in love immediately….
When I received the opportunity to post using Matt & Steve’s Extreme Beans, I knew it would be an exciting and tasty process. We have used Matt & Steve’s Extreme Beans as a garnish in our caesars for a while now, so I wanted to make a classic caesar for a drink. I posted a spicy basil caesar in the summer, but this will be a classic caesar with Matt & Steve’s B’n Olive Juice and as many Extreme Beans I…
I must admit right off the bat that the Sazerac is not a drink for me. I tried a couple sips from the Sazerac’s that Eric ordered while we were in New Orleans. (Check out my trip in full detail here, here and here!) The cocktail is quite strong since it consists almost entirely of rye whiskey, but my husband loves it and I am sure other rye whiskey lovers will appreciate it as well! I haven’t actually tasted my attempt of this Sazerac,…
I have an abundance of sage. My husband bought me a huge herb planter this summer and it is about 50% sage, so I needed a recipe that would use a decent portion of it. I thought a sage simple syrup would be an interesting addition to summer cocktails. I have made plain simple syrup before and figured adding sage to the mix would make an infused syrup, perfect for creating unique cocktails. To start the sage simple syrup, I picked a…
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