Don't Be Bitter

Bitters are my very favorite cure-all. Feeling tired? Headache? Sore neck? Dr. Josephina prescribes bitters to cure what ails you.  

Last night I sampled Scrappy's celery bitters. Delicious! And great package design to boot.
For more information about bitters, I suggest perusing the internets, chatting up your favorite bartender, or taking a DIY course, like this one.  Better yet, host a bitters sampling party! I also suggest carrying a little bottle in your purse. Mixed with soda water or spritzed directly on your tongue, it's the perfect apéritif to help settle the stomach before indulging in rich party foods and booze.  

In other food trend-related news, I'm hoping the ethnic doughnut trend really takes off in 2012. Thoughts?

Just For You. And Your Whiskey.

No, these are not old, gross sugar cubes. They're whiskey stones. For the whiskey lover, just in time for St. Patty's Day. We wouldn't want our Irish whiskey to be watered down now, would we?

It's Bob Time!

What is Bob Time, you ask? Well, Bob Time is when I bust out the tried-and-true Bob Marley Legends album and play it non-stop to remind me that soon, yes very soon, the warmer weather will arrive. Bob Time usually occurs right around the end of February when it seems that winter will never, ever end.

Why do I call this Bob Time? Every spring during college, just as the weather was getting nicer (thank goodness, there really IS an end in sight!), people would be out on their porches blasting Bob Marley. I loved it. It was a sign that the end of the semester was approaching and, more importantly, summer just around the corner.

How should one celebrate Bob Time, you ask? Easy.

Play some Bob Marley. There is nothing like Is This Love to get me feeling happy and stress free.

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Drink some tasty beverages, like a mojito.

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Or sangria. MMMM, tasty.

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And relax. Preferably with friends. It's that simple.