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Sangria
Sangria Food & Fire My dear wife made up a pitcher of this wine-based punch last weekend. It’s an excellent, refreshing drink for summer parties. 2 (750 milliliters) bottles red wine (grenache or...
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Hemingway Daiquiri
Hemingway Daiquiri Food & Fire Don’t let the pink color fool you - this ain’t no sissy umbrella drink – just booze and juice the way Papa liked it. 2 1/2 jiggers white rum Juice of two limes Juice...
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Dark & Stormy
Dark & Stormy Food & Fire Dark & Stormy’s are most decidedly a sipping-on-the-deck kind of drink. While summer is over, we’re still having some days that are warm enough to comfortably sit...
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The Perfect Margarita
The Perfect Margarita Food & Fire I learned to make these margaritas almost a decade ago in a palapa-roofed restaurant on Xcalacoco beach in Mexico. They are the real deal. As I’ve warned many a...
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Cucumber Margarita
Cucumber Margarita Food & Fire I feel a bit like a traitor posting this. When it comes to cocktails, I’m a purist – booze, ice, maybe some more booze, and just enough mix so that the first drink...
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The Manhattan
The Manhattan Food & Fire As classic a cocktail as there ever was – simple in concoction, elegant, yet straight-forward in presentation. This version is a little sweeter and lighter than most,...
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1st Carnitas of the Year
1st Carnitas of the Year Food & Fire It’s been waaaaay too long since I’ve made up a batch of carnitas. I do love those melty bits of tender pigginess, and they really don’t take that long to make,...
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Captain Dave’s Pirate Punch
Captain Dave’s Pirate Punch Food & Fire Reminiscent of the West Indian rum punches we enjoyed in Nevis. Aye, this’ll put a little arrrrgh in ya’. 1 cup lime juice (about 8 limes) 2 cups simple...
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Brandied Cherries
Brandied Cherries Food & Fire I’ve always been a bit leery of those neon horrors they call Maraschino Cherries, so I decided to try making my own version using bing cherries. 1 pound bing cherries,...
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Watermelon Margaritas
Watermelon Margaritas Food & Fire Kids are headed back to school and Thanksgiving decorations are already starting to show up in stores, sigh, Labor Day weekend might be your one last shot at...
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Happy National Margarita Day! Food & Fire We are celebrating in the Florida Keys with a classic Hornitos Platas, lime juice, and Cointreau mixture. How are you celebrating? Food & Fire - The...
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