September is National Bourbon Heritage Month, and there is no better way to celebrate than enjoying a bourbon that holds a special meaning or connection. I previously thought my home state of West Virginia was only associated with moonshine versus
In the 1940s packaged cake mix was a new concept. Up against a tradition of baking from scratch, cake mix companies needed to allow the home baker a step or two of hands-on participation so they would feel comfortable using a mix and still label…
The gin and tonic is a cocktail that’s simple enough for an amateur to make, yet complex enough for a professional to botch. All you need to do is fill a glass with ice, add gin and tonic water according to your ratio of choice,…
In the now-classic pop psychology book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell refers to the Pepsi challenge, which put Pepsi and Coke head to head in a blind taste test. He revealed how the results of the taste test were not representative of reality since people
National Whiskey Sour Day is upon us, and I decided to switch it up slightly by making a whiskey sour with a unique Irish whiskey that spends its final 6 months in used rum barrels as opposed to the standard of used bourbon barrels. Teeling…
For the past seven years I have saved the cork from every bottle of wine I’ve drunk. Seriously, they’re all here in my home filling up hurricane vases. Perhaps I’m borderline OCD or even a hoarder. I am a detail-oriented neat freak that has been…
Until you’ve experienced a cut of pork cooked medium rare, you haven’t experienced all that pork can truly be. Too often pork is overcooked out of fear of foodborne illness. The thing to keep in mind is
