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String of Pearls Cocktail (Vodka, Creme de Cacao, Half and Half, and a Hershey’s Kiss)

The String of Pearls is a sweet, smooth, dare my drinking friends say “cozy” after-dinner drink to serve on a night you’re staying in with a movie on TCM. They also might fit alongside the Sidecar, Whiskey Sour and Horse’s Neck at a 1940’s Prohibition-themed party.

I have been cooking since 2009. I take pictures of all of it.

That's when I started this blog. My goals were to record my progress, and to meet other people who like spinning a knife around in the kitchen.

You can read that very first post from 2009 right here. The photo of the chicken in the pan is still a favorite.

I also like to paint, the results of which you'll also see here.

I read, travel, paddle through life with my significant other, and anxiously await the need next expressed by MysteryCat. I'll need to take care of that immediately.

I used to drink alcohol. I don't anymore, but the drinks I loved when I did, and how to make them, are here. My favorite drink was a vodka martini, and I made a mean one. I "brain grenaded" many friends at dinner parties.

I enjoy poking fun at television. That's because I watch a lot of it.

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