I know Friday is usually devoted to a classic cocktail, but since the Oxnard Visitors Bureau sent me up to Oxnard to experience all it has to offer, I thought I’d devote today’s post to its wineries. That’s right, Oxnard…
Read moreI’ve never been to Oxnard before. I’ve driven through it many times on my way to Santa Barbara and the Bay Area, but I’ve never spent any time there before. As far as I knew the only reason to go…
Read moreA few days ago I was lucky enough to attend a cocktail tasting and the release of a brand new cocktail cookbook: Latin Twist. Of course I was first in line. I mean, what could be better than cocktails with…
Read moreAs you all know, I’m a huge fan of the stone fruits. Cherries, peaches, plums, pluots… I just can’t get enough. While I (like a lot of you out there) usually turn my stone fruits into something sweet, occasionally I’ll…
Read moreAnother hot day calls for another fizzy cocktail and while there are plenty of fizzy, club soda cocktails none is more classic than the Sloe Gin Fizz. Until recently I didn’t know what Sloe Gin was. I honestly thought it…
Read moreI love peaches. I love them so much I do a little dance when they finally show up at the farmer’s market in the spring. Then I mourn for a few days when they disappear in the fall. I know…
Read moreEven though summer is almost over it’s still hot here and in most of the country. When the temperature goes up, the only kind of cocktail I want is something that’s cold and fizzy. Something fruity. Something over ice. If…
Read moreI know I’ve been all about the grill recently but that’s because it’s been so hot I just don’t want to turn on the oven. The weather’s been so nice though, I don’t mind cooking outside. As a matter of…
Read moreI know, I know… another Hatch Chile recipe. But this is the last one, I swear (at least for this year). There are only a couple weeks left to enjoy the fresh Hatch chiles, so I’m trying to get as…
Read moreI know a big bowl of chili seems like an odd choice when it’s 200° outside, but there are two events happening this week that are chili worthy: Labor Day is today and football season officially starts. Now, I know…
Read moreToday is the third day of September. School has started (or is about to) and the leaves are just starting to turn from green to orange and red. Yup, it’s fall (well almost). But here in Southern California it still…
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