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THE MAKING OF HARD APPLE CIDER

Good morning! There are lots of interesting people living on this mountaintop.  One of them is my friend Nancy Corbet.  I introduced you to this former fashion model turned mountain woman in a blog post here when we made Christmas wreaths together. Nancy has many talents, one of which includes the growing of an orchard full […]

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RED WHITE AND BLUE SANGRIA RECIPE

Hi, thanks for stopping by! Once again, today I am reliving our 4th of July celebration on Lake Arrowhead and passing along another recipe from that evening.  Today I’m sharing my Red White and Blue Sangria Recipe. This patriotic White Sangria is the perfect refreshing beverage to serve at your next summer soiree. And it was a perfect […]

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WATERMELON MARGARITAS

CHEERS! Today I’m going to share with you the recipe for one of my favorite summertime cocktails:  WATERMELON MARGARITAS.   Nothing says summer better than watermelon after all! My recipe for Watermelon Margaritas is not only cool, refreshing and delicious, it is actually in many ways good for you.  Now granted, there is  alcohol in […]

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SPANISH STYLE ROSEMARY GIN FIZZ

Cheers! In my last post I invited you to a birthday party I recently hosted.  You can read all about it here. I made lots of yummy food and drinks for the party and promised to share the recipes with you. So, this week I will do just that. Today lets get started with this […]

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HOW TO MAKE CAPPUCCINO

Buon Giorno! In my last post about hunting for wild mushrooms I told you that in the mid 1980’s I owned a country house in northern Italy.   That got me thinking about a habit I formed during my days living in Italy:  a Cappuccino habit. In those days the only people who had heard of Starbucks Coffee […]

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