• infused syrups

    Rosemary Not-So-Simple Syrup 

    “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray, love, remember.” Ophelia, Hamlet, Act IV, scene V. Rosemary. Even the most delicate brush against this woody evergreen releases a waft of fragrance. Similar to pine and eucalyptus, it is intensely aromatic, nay potent. So potent that it purportedly increases our memory. Substantiated or not, its tenacious oil refuses to be ignored.  Rosemary’s first culinary uses trace back 2,500 years ago.  The ancient Greeks believed it helped improve memory + concentration + digestion + circulation. It is even alluded to in the Bible.  So how does rosemary’s potency translate into a sweet syrup? Beautifully, I must say, and in various + sundry ways.   Other…

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    Mojitos: Debunking the Myths

    Mojito, the drink of Hemingway.  Or is it? There is a small plaque hanging in El Floridita in Havana with this Hemingway quote:                                                                                 My mojito in La Bodeguita,                                                                                 My daiquiri in El…