From the category archives:

Boozin

Ice cube awesomeness: Stone Cold

February 2, 2010

Ever since Ikea dropped those funky silicone heart ice cube trays on the market, we’ve been unable to pass by any new funky ice cube trays that might appear on a store shelf in front of us. These Easter Island dudes might just be the coolest ever!
Buy them at Perpetual Kid via Drink of the [...]

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Ontario Stout

October 21, 2008

I was pretty stoked and curious to see this at our local LCBO…an Ontario Stout!  I’m talking about Hockley Valley Brewing Company’s Hockley Stout.  I love the tag on the can…”It pours like liquid midnight.”
 Just go buy it.  It’s a really great pour – beautiful coffee aroma is what I got, and a bit of [...]

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Video: Peaches is a winner!

September 15, 2007

Things have been pretty quiet around Foodies Across Borders lately, but that’s only because things in the kitchen have been way too busy! One of the big happenings here in the FAB East kitchen was that our killer summer cocktail recipe, Peaches won the Durham News Get Grillin’ Contest! That’s right, we won! So what [...]

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Killer Cocktail: Peaches

April 24, 2007

Walking on the beaches looking at the peaches: The Stranglers
We’ve all had the legendary Fuzzy Navel. It got old around 1988 and yet some bars are still serving it. Today, we have a modern twist on a not so classic.
Peaches

The FAB original recipe after the break

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Weird Point of Sale Offer: Sake & Batteries

February 6, 2007

I have to be the worlds most gullible shopper & a marketer’s dream. I’ve come home from the liquor store with all sorts of goodies, from golf balls & divot tools to corkscrews and corks. There have even been some coasters and a cigar cutter, but batteries? What was the marketing department thinking on this [...]

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Drambuie is bad for you

September 25, 2006

Ok, so not really. But here is a bit of entertaining wisdom.
Always resist the temptation to place a full bottle of the the golden nectar between 2 well lubricated fat men after dinner.
Their heads will thank you in the morning.

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High Five Low Five stir sticks

August 23, 2006

Look out Horschak, your cocktail is gonna high five you right back! Arieanna has been finding these at all of her fave cooking shops, but we haven’t come across them yet. I think they’d look great with a lime stuck on the end, hanging out of a killer margarita.
Available online from World Wide Fred

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The Perfect Margarita!

July 9, 2006

The truth is, I got this recipe several years ago from a Grand Marnier ad in a magazine!! It’s shaken, not stirred (yeah, baby!), not the frozen, slushy kind. It is the best margarita I’ve ever made or had, and everyone I know has said the same!!
I know it sounds like a product [...]

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15 (other) uses for vodka!

July 5, 2006

I can’t take any credit whatsoever for this post, but it was so cool that I just had to pass it along.
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The Solvent dissolves adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a Trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set [...]

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