Balance is crucial to a good cocktail, and the Kentucky Belle is balanced as hell. Sweet, warm, Kentucky bourbon; tart crabapples; spicy, wild ginger ale; and (if you’re so inclined) a pickled crabapple garnish. All you really need is bourbon, crabapples, and ginger ale. Store bought ginger ale is fine, as are any of the ginger beers or hard ginger…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Acorns
I tend to go a little bonkers for acorns. I’ve got them stashed away at every possible stage: unshelled nuts; shelled nuts; hot leached nuts; cold leached nuts; unleached nuts; ground acorn meal, acorn flour…the list goes on. Acorns are one of the most versatile wild edibles you can forage for. Cold-leached, they make a gluten-free flour that adds richness…
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Say Happy New Year with a Wildcrafted Cocktail
Sometimes I wonder if my friends only like me for my cocktails. Do they think I’m a pushover because I make them a wildcrafted cocktail whenever they ask? Ha! Joke’s on them. They’re actually helping me by drinking my foraged adult beverages. I know what tastes good to me, but I aim to please a wide audience, and it’s great to…
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g3: a Garlic Mustard Martini
Most cocktails aim for a balance of sweet, sour, and spirit, but not this garlic mustard martini! The g3 is a savory cocktail, not a drop of sweetness in there. The spirit (either vodka or gin) is infused with garlic mustard and garnished with a pickled field garlic bulb. Traditionally, when a martini is garnished with an onion instead of an…
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Wild Garlic (aka field garlic, aka Allium vineale)
The photo is a loving tribute to my soul cat, Sisko who was fond of wild garlic. Some people call it wild garlic, some people call it field garlic. Whatever you call it, Allium vineale is a strong and flavorful vegetable. Or herb. Or spice. The flavor and appearance actually resemble those of onion more than garlic. Un-mowed, the top…
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