Salmon with East-West Spice Rub and Orange-Soy Glaze
Salmon-licious! This was the hit of Christmas dinner! Not that everything else wasn’t fabulous, but the salmon was rubbed and grilled to perfection thanks to Brett and Kelly.
My sister-in-law, Kelly, asked if I had a salmon recipe and I remembered this crowd pleaser from several years back. Even if you have a few people that think they don’t care for salmon “because it is too fishy”, this could change their minds about salmon forever! Continue reading
Pomegranate Champagne Punch ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!
Partridge in a Peartini ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!
A Magical Day at Eagles Nest Winery
49er Thanksgiving Dinner
Give Me Gravy!
Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!
Smashing Pumpkin Cocktail at the US Grant Hotel
While taking a break from gearing up for the Thanksgiving festivities, my husband David and I caught an episode of the Food Networks “Best Thing I Ever Ate/Drank”.
When Troy Johnson, Senior Editor of Riviera Magazine, profiled a cocktail from the US Grant Hotel, right here in downtown San Diego, we looked at each other and said, “We have to try this!” Entertaining at home is fun and has its benefits but sometimes you just have to get out and feel the energy of the city, especially at the holidays. Continue reading
Café de la Mañana ~ Friday’s 5 o’clock Wet Your Whistle Call!
Aye Caramba! This ain’t no Gringo Coffee! Warm those bones with a tequila spiked coffee. The coffee cocktail is the creation of Quentin Ertel, owner of The Saint Social Club in Seattle, and is perfect after a long week and a chilly day. This cocktail will put the zip back in your shorts and give you a second wind as you wind your way into the weekend. Manana never tasted so good! Continue reading
Skeleton’s in the Cupcake Closet
Bring a “ghoul” platter of cupcakes to your office or neighborhood party and get those skeletons out of the closet! It’s easy to do when you remember that “the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone and the knee bone’s connected to the foot bone”, as the song goes. You’ll have your skeletons dancing across your cupcakes in no time. Continue reading