I know what you’re thinking if you are a subscriber to this site and follow along with me on a daily basis. You are probably thinking that Mr. C. has nothing better to do than put on his mixologist hat and play mad scientist with exciting new cocktail ingredients. And that I have nothing more exciting to do than don my apron and experiment with new dishes. And you would be right. This blog is basically the story of our life as we are confined to quarters.

Of course we do manage to get a few other daily activities performed in between my culinary endeavors and Mr. Cs late afternoon play time with exotic adult beverage concoctions. He practices the piano daily for long hours, works in the yard, weather permitting, goes for hikes, again weather permitting, does any shopping that needs to be done, takes care of our kitties every little need, and does most of the grunt work around the house. So he stays busy. Oh and he is a prolific reader.

I keep things tidy around the house, do all the cooking, spend at least 3 hours reading every day, work on my latest mosaic project, and of course research recipes, prepare them, and if they are worthy, publish them after first writing a humorous and always interesting preface. (No false modesty in this gal!) (But seriously, I do try to make my prefaces informative, while providing a bit of levity to hopefully give you a chuckle now and then.)

Now what does all of this rhetoric have to do with another cocktail recipe from Mr. C.? Well I thought I better explain that while we too are tired of being home every stinking minute of every stinking day, we are not bored. Or idle. And if working out the kinks of new cocktail recipes helps keep my dear husband occupied, the way playing with food helps me to better maneuver this difficult time, I say – keep the drinks coming and bon appétit!  

As always – peace, love, and happy “five o’clock” to all.

2 oz. rye whiskey (Mr. C. uses Knob Creek or Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey)

½ tsp. simple sugar syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 dash orange bitters

splash of club soda

1 maraschino cherry (Mr. C. uses Luxardo brand)

ice

lemon peel

Shake all in a cocktail shaker. Pour into an old fashioned glass. Enjoy!