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Apr 2

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A new paloma

If you, too, are lucky enough to live in a place where the weather patterns are beginning to shift in a way that changes everyone around you, you should put this on your list. You should make it in the evening and drink it outside when it’s first just barely warm enough to do so, preferably on one of these evenings that reminds you how wonderful it is when there’s still sunlight after dinner. It won’t matter at all that, out of practice and extraordinarily optimistic, you’ll end up a bit underdressed for the temperature. Or that you haven’t put the cushions on the porch chairs quite yet. Won’t matter one bit. 

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Jul 15

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Summer cocktails: Improvisation! Grapefruit margarita spritz

This summer has been particularly good – life has been slower than normal, full of relaxed meals and time outdoors and good time with friends.  Food has been fresh, simple, and flavorful, and evenings have been slow, relaxed, and full of great conversation. While things here keep getting warmer and warmer – soon it will be too warm to spend time in the yard while the sun is still up – we’re getting everything we can from these evenings.

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In fact, there’s not much better than sitting in the backyard after work, on a warm evening, with a cocktail in hand and a tasty, fresh snack nearby. A perfect image of summer.

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