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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Bloody Mary
A morning cocktail classic: Bloody Mary. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Today's cocktail post was inspired by a question on Twitter asking for a good Bloody Mary recipe, and it is indeed a good topic...
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Michigan = Italy = Ohio = France
Grappa and pear eau de vie made in northern Michigan. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I’ve recently returned from inspiring days at Pigstock, in Traverse City, Michigan, where I and my partner in...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: Scamper Juice
Crashy Zacher's Scamper Juice: punch, the shared libation, the communal drink.Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Holiday punch was out of fashion even in Charles Dickens' day, but he loved the old recipes...
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How to Cook Your Goose!
Goose Broth with Foie Gras and Vegetables/Photo by Shimon and Tammar Rothstein Out of nowhere My Girl Friday shouted, "You should do a post on goose!" with her customary joie de vivre. So when I was...
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Top 10 Posts 2012
Time to reflect on the year that has passed, a good one with much productivity here in the Ruhlman household! As our hobbled economy slouches toward recovery (and a fractious House of Reps hides...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Sea Breeze
A hot summer eve calls for a cold Sea Breeze. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. The first table I ever waited on would comprise two serious chefs, Richard Czack and CIA prez Ferdinand Metz, and the...
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Cocktail Hour Reprise: The Major Award
The Major Award/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Last year, Claudia Young created this truffle-infused cocktail for The Velvet Tango Room, Paulius Nasvytis's well-known Cleveland bar. It's today's choice...
View ArticleHoliday Classic: Aged Eggnog
I am traveling once again, but when I arrive back home I’ll be making my aged eggnog in preparation for the holidays. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. -MR Plan ahead! Not long after I...
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