I don’t like wasting food, but not everything I cook is delicious (I know, I know, hard to believe, right?–ask my boyfriend about the Tunisian pumpkin stew). So sometimes I end up eating things I don’t like all that much.<\/p>\n
Last night, I made myself a mixed drink that included Coca-Cola as one of the ingredients (London Iced Tea, a variation of Long Island Iced Tea, from one of Dale Degroff’s cocktail books, for those who are curious – 3\/4 oz gin, 3\/4 oz white rum, 1\/2 oz amaretto, 3\/4 oz fresh lemon juice, 1\/2 oz simple syrup, over ice in a highball or Collins glass, topped with Coke). It didn’t use the whole can, though. But I didn’t want to throw it away, so I drank it, even though I was under the impression that I don’t like Coke (or Pepsi, for that matter).<\/p>\n
It was … okay. I would have preferred a nice glass of soy milk, though.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I just had the house-made root beer at the Woodstock Brewing Company in Woodstock, NH. And that was quite nice! (though I liked their brown ale better)<\/p>\n
My boyfriend Donald and I are in New Hampshire now for our writing retreat. We haven’t done any writing yet, but it’s still early. We’re staying in a cute little cabin with a private screened porch overlooking a river. The cabin has wi-fi, but not on the porch, only in the living room. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I don’t like wasting food, but not everything I cook is delicious (I know, I know, hard to believe, right?–ask my boyfriend about the Tunisian pumpkin stew). So sometimes I end up eating things I don’t like all that much. … Continue reading