This is a general recipe for crafting vermouth in a home kitchen. It’s flexible to the volume of vermouth you would like to make and to the ingredients you have at hand or would like to use. For more vermouth commentary on this site, click here. Ingredients: 2-10 bottles of wine White or red; I…
Frappé, or: my quarantine coffee
Frappé is the ideal quarantine coffee: made of shelf-stable ingredients and designed to pass the time. As the Dalgona coffee craze sweeps Instagram, it is clear folks are looking for ways to spend their time at home by preparing food and drink (see also: sourdough starters). Dalgona coffee (whipped instant coffee, sugar, and hot water…
Diary in a Bottle
Compose a boozy diary of your life by making vermouth: bottling scents and flavors from this or any moment in your life. Vermouth is aromatized, fortified wine – that is, wine given a boost of extra flavors and extra booze. Best known in the US as the other half of a martini, vermouth is a…
Candied Citrus Peels
To eek out every bit of immune- and mood-boosting goodness from sunny citrus, candy your leftover peels. You’ll get the sweet treat of your peels and a bonus batch of citrus syrup you can use to flavor drinks, soak cakes and more! You can use any kind of citrus peel; pictured here is a mix…
Leafy Mnemonics
As I mixed greens for a salad this morning, I felt the presence of two dear friends in the kitchen with me. The mint and fava greens I chopped and dressed to top a dutch baby were strong mnemonics for Anya and Katie: memories called up of brief moments in the past when kismet brought…
Ariana Gunderson 