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Easy Irish Cream Recipe
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I love Irish Cream – more commonly known as Bailey’s! I love it in my coffee, on the rocks, by itself, or in mixed drinks. We made Limoncello in 2012 and gave bottles as Christmas gifts and I wanted to make a different liquor to continue the tradition. I came across this recipe on…
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Gift ideas for the Wire Fox Terrier lover
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Christmas shopping is upon us…and I am way behind. As I was unpacking our decorations I came across a cute book that reminds me of Belle, our female Wire Fox Terrier. Olive, The Other Reindeer looks like a Wire Fox Terrier but she might be a Jack Russell, either way she is super cute.…
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Weekend musings
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In between Thanksgiving feasts and getting our Christmas tree I did a photo shoot with our two Wire Fox Terriers. The goal was to get a photo worthy of our Christmas card and out of 80 plus shots none of them made the cut. I did get some cute pics of Cooper and Belle,…
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Step by Step how to build a Pizza Oven
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How to build a Forno, wood fired brick oven History The term al forno refers to a traditional Italian style of cooking that relies on wood-burning ovens and open-flame grills. Over time, the brick oven—with its arched doorway and wooden board used to slide food in and out—has become a signature symbol of this…
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Bourbon Sour
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Yesterday I was looking for an autumnal cocktail that included bourbon and apple cider to try. My first thoughts were of a toasty drink in a mug that would be great on a brisk evening. It is 80 degrees here in sunny California so we were toasty enough. I settled on a Southern classic…
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Got Corks?
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If you like wines, then you have plenty of these lying around. I made a square bulletin board with our first collection of corks. When a hoop came loose on one of our wine barrel cocktail tables in the garden I had another idea. See our Mannenkin Pis? You can buy your own here…
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Mosaic Dining Table
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What to do when you find that a gust a wind causes your market umbrella to shatter your glass patio table? Well you could have a piece of glass or acrylic cut to fit. But that’s not very fun or interesting. While we were picking up the tiny pieces of tempered glass I had…