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But Why’s the Rum Gone? Chocolate-Mint-Pom Mojito Slushies

Josh and I took the plunge this past Saturday.  No, we didn’t get married.  Well, we did but that was three years ago.  No, no, this event was almost as important.  We bought a new grill.  It was definitely time.  Our friend Brian helped us drag it home from the store, down the side of [...]

Cocoa before Chanel? Do-It-Yourself Instant Cocoa Mix

I am about to take you on a fun-filled, wondrous adventure to a magical land called filled with flavor and delicious delights and that ever-so-sumptuous food of the gods. That’s right, we’re going to make hot cocoa. Don’t say it.  Don’t tell me that you make hot chocolate all the time–”All you have to do [...]

My Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Yard

I want you to read this next part as if you were William Shatner: My.  Milkshake brings.  All the boys. To. The. Yard. And they’re like.  It’s better.  Than yours. Damn.  Right.  It’s better.  Than yours. I can.  Teach you.  But I.  Have. To. Charge. And the charge for this, of course, is that I [...]

Poms Away

I got a delicious shipment in the mail this past week: a case of Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice, from the Pom people themselves.  My challenge?  Use the eight little bottles of liquid pomegranate to come up with something interesting and delicious. I found this fascinating, as did my friends, many of whom love pomegranate.  Myself, [...]