Ingredients 1 ounce gin  3/4 ounce Aperol  1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur  3/4 ounce fresh lime juice  Lime wedge or grapefruit twist Add everything except the garnish to an ice-filled cocktail […]

Ingredients  1/2 cup Raspberries 1/3 cup Cane Sugar 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar Instructions Wash the berries and place them into a jar with the sugar and vinegar. Muddle the […]

Ingredients 4 to 5 slices of cucumber Squeeze of lemon 1 ½ Hendrick’s Gin ¼ St. Germain elderflower liqueur Slice of cucumber for garnish In a cocktail shaker, muddle the […]

Ingredients 1 English cucumber or 2-3 small lemon cucumbers 8 basil leaves 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 2 oz gin Peel the cucumbers. Chop into chunks. Discard […]

Our last meal in Paris, we ate at a little place down the street from our hotel. Crossiant Buttered bread Coffee Chocolate Sad, not because it was bed, but because […]

An “excursion” out of Paris on Mary Catherine’s birthday – we went to Riems to tour Veuve Clicquot.  An early morning metro ride to the  Gare de l’Est train station […]

This was our only real ‘fast food’ on our trip.  We went to Reims, France for the day and grabbed a quick breakfast here before getting on the train.  All […]