Monthly Archives: June 2012

Variations on a Manhattan

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Ryo

I made some cocktails with brandied cherries before. As good as they were, I kept thinking about the original Manhattan. And since I still had a bunch of brandied cherries left, I thought, why don’t I try some variations on … Continue reading →

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Vanilla Madeleines

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Ryo

Madeleines, if you’ve never had them, are these little sponge cakes that are shaped like shells. Or at least, people seem to call them shells. I always thought they looked like small blimps. But giving little cakes a girl’s name? … Continue reading →

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Brandied Cherry Cocktails

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Ryo

Since I made some brandied cherries, I of course had to make some cocktails with brandied cherries. Because otherwise they’re just sitting there in that jar, looking pretty. So first, I made a version of the classic Manhattan with some … Continue reading →

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Brandied Cherries

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Ryo

I went cherry picking last weekend, and I somehow ended up with over five pounds of cherries. It’s just so easy to keep picking those round globes of sweetness off of low-hanging branches. There was talk of brandied cherries amongst … Continue reading →

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