You are soooo going to thank me for this one.
Pour a little of your favorite burbon in a glass and dip butter or shortbread cookies into it.
The smoother the whiskey, the tastier it'll be. Craig knows that, and he knew the girlscout cookies had arrived, so look at what he got me for my birthday! It's called Black Maple Hill and it's premium small batch Kentucky burbon. Which is kind of like microbrewed beer, but different, right? The cookies don't have to be the girlscout ones -- Trader Joes' makes pretty good thin ones that work as well, and I've had others in the past. Really, any butter/shortbread cookie should do the trick.
That bottle next to the burbon? That's Ron Zacapa Rum, which is also pretty awesome for dipping cookies in. Don't try this with normal cheap rum. You want dark and you want a little fancier than the, let's say.... the Captain might be.
It's a pretty fun dessert to serve when friends come for dinner, since it's like a fondue, where you all have to DO something. We like to pour a few dipping glasses and put them in the middle of the table so everyone can compare what they do and don't like.
Pour a little of your favorite burbon in a glass and dip butter or shortbread cookies into it.
The smoother the whiskey, the tastier it'll be. Craig knows that, and he knew the girlscout cookies had arrived, so look at what he got me for my birthday! It's called Black Maple Hill and it's premium small batch Kentucky burbon. Which is kind of like microbrewed beer, but different, right? The cookies don't have to be the girlscout ones -- Trader Joes' makes pretty good thin ones that work as well, and I've had others in the past. Really, any butter/shortbread cookie should do the trick.
That bottle next to the burbon? That's Ron Zacapa Rum, which is also pretty awesome for dipping cookies in. Don't try this with normal cheap rum. You want dark and you want a little fancier than the, let's say.... the Captain might be.
It's a pretty fun dessert to serve when friends come for dinner, since it's like a fondue, where you all have to DO something. We like to pour a few dipping glasses and put them in the middle of the table so everyone can compare what they do and don't like.
And there's also been knitting in the past few days. Between stealth trips to the cupboard to steal Thin Mints, I've been getting work done on Round 2 of this cabled number. Turns out I like the tweed much better in the design. It gives it some texture and the whole cardigan seems lighter, maybe a little less dense. (for lack of a better word -- but you know what I mean, right?)
I'm hoping to get it done in the next couple of weeks. There's a trip planned up to Maine for NETA's SPA Weekend and I'm a-going with a few friends. I'm hoping to be wearing this guy while eating what's been described - in a long and detailed email chain - as "the best bacon ever" - from the breakfast buffet. In the evening, maybe I'll wear it while having a drink or 2 as well with dinner, which hasn't been described at all. But I'm sure we'll have it. Maybe 3. Considering there are 8 of us in a townhouse thingy? Maybe 4.
Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes! I don't think I've ever gotten that many comments before in my entire blogging "career" :-) And comments always make me happy.
Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes! I don't think I've ever gotten that many comments before in my entire blogging "career" :-) And comments always make me happy.
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