Giuseppepaolo

Spring is in the air. Gardening is on many of our minds. Prepping the earth, plotting and planning and planting. Then comes the nurturing and tending to those little seedlings, with high hopes of a bountiful harvest. The sweet, sweet satisfaction of growing your own fruits and vegetables. The pureness of it all. Fresh, flavorful, and nutritious. We all do our best to feed our families healthy foods. Although it's not always easy or affordable. Organic, non-gmo produce isn't in everyone's budget. With our own gardens though....it's a bit more affordable and very controllable, making every garden prepping, back breaking moment worth it. But every once in a while (or more) we have that craving....the child in us is crying out for some good old fashioned candy. Sure, that freshly picked strawberry is as sweet as sweet can be. But it's not candy. There are times when I really want candy ! I dunno about you, but I have never seen a mainstream candy bar with the words org...

Happy Halloween Have you ever played with candied vodka? To be honest with you, until this past weekend I had never even heard of it. Until I watched Nadia G. on Bitchen Kitchen's Halloween Special play with some.  What fun! The candy flavor really comes through.  Pick a candy (gummy works great...and so does hard candies). Toss a good handful into a sealable glass jar along with about a cup or so of vodka. Let the candy get sauced for about 2 days, shaking the jar 3 times a day. Strain the vodka and get ready to play. One jar contained lemon drops, another had gummy peach rings and the third was red vines. When I strained my vodka, I placed cheese cloth over a mason jar and screwed on a band to hold the cloth in place. Worked beautifully. And how could I pass up this wicked find?  Brujas and Peotches Halloween Cocktail 2 shots peach (aka peotch) candy vodka 2 shots orange juice topped with lemon lime soda Its tangy and sweet...with a hidden bite. I haven't decided what t...