We’ve long been proponents of a more relaxed cocktail culture. This week, we turned our attention to the Old Fashioned. Once just a mixture of liquor, sugar, and bitters, time and fussy mixologists transformed the Old Fashioned into a whiskey-only drink, with requisite Maraschino cherries and orange slices. Things got a little silly. But we’re here to say, it doesn’t have to be that way. Reclaim the Old Fashioned! Head over to Cosmopolitan for our simplified take.
And speaking of Cosmopolitan, we’ve started regularly contributing to their Food & Cocktail page. My plan is to put together a regular weekend post with links and recipes that have piqued our interest, as well as some of our work from around the web. How’s that sound?
Weekend reading:
1. This drink looks fantastic
2. A guide to Snapchat for olds
3. How poverty makes people sick
4. How you can help feed 100 South African children for a year
5. Positivity, and five other things that make internet content go viral
6. Demand for pastured pork is on the rise
And from us:
1. The Old Fashioned, simplified
2. 20 lovely olive oil cakes
3. Baked eggs with kale and crispy onions
4. Cauliflower’s having a moment –– 17 cauliflower recipes you’ll love
5. Healthy dinners that double as lunch
6. 16 soul-warming (really) pasta recipes
7. Parsnip mac and cheese
8. Perfecting the winter salad
I’m always on the look out for simplified drinks. Love your take on the old fashioned. And your babble feature on olive oil cakes was great. This gluten free Meyer Lemon cake is one of my favorites: http://heartbeetkitchen.com/2013/recipes/dessert/meyer-lemon-almond-cake/
Hi Amanda, Yum! Your cake looks incredibly tasty. (Should have included that in the round-up!) Thanks so much for checking out our links.
Love your update on the old fashioned recipe – it was my grandmother’s favorite… this version has inspired me to try one soon! A big thank you for sharing the link to The Giving Table. What an inspired idea!
Hi MB, I’m glad to like our take on the Old Fashioned, and thrilled that you checked out The Giving Table. They are doing some really great work!