When we moved to the southeastern part of the US, there was one thing that I found totally incomprehensible: sweet tea. I grew up drinking large quantities of sun tea when I was a kid in Arizona. I GET that. It was so refreshing and we could drink gallons of it in a day.
In the [...]
I have recently discovered a wonderful tea that I can’t get enough of, even though I have always been a die-hard coffee drinker. I found it in my neighborhood grocery store, of all places–they put in a bulk tea dispenser last year, and I can now buy all manner of exotic leaf teas. [...]
We’ve invented a beautiful new pre-dinner cocktail, and had to share a photo and the method:
A tradition in the Kelley house for the past 10 years is the Black and Tan. These can be spotted around here throughout the month of March! The Black and Tan served in the U.S. uses a Stout and an Ale layered together.
Irish coffee has traditionally been served on St. Patrick’s Day at Dave’s house for as long as he can remember. We have great memories of enjoying Irish coffee made by Dave’s dad Jim over the years. We were given a set of Irish Coffee mugs as a wedding present 22 years ago by our good [...]
I knew I could count on Auntie Joan for a good comfort food for sick people.
This is NOT a recipe that Michael suggested, mostly because he’s never had hot buttered rum! The first time I had hot buttered rum was after a long day of skiing in Yosemite Valley. Dave and I were dating and he and his dad and sister drove up for some cross-country skiing. I drove from [...]
My son Michael is a very serious young man who likes to make sure that all the details are taken care of and all the bases are covered. Very often, Michael is the one who starts a sentence with, “Mom, I think you need to write about….” and then he goes on to suggest writing [...]
One of the fun gifts we got this year was a decorative jar full of Russian Tea Mix from Wendy, one of Dave’s coworkers. My boys had never had this sweet treat before and they LOVE it! It’ll be gone in a week, so I realized I needed to hunt up my own recipe for [...]
For the next several months, my house will smell like hot, spiced cider about 75% of the time. This is the easiest way to create atmosphere that I know….and we love drinking this kind of cider.
Here’s how I do it:
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