1) THIS PHOTO FROM THE FIRST SUPER BOWL Check out this old-school grid iron reviver: a smoke, a metal folding chair, and an “explosively tart, yet sugar-free” Fresca. That’s all Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson needed to bring himself back to life during the first Super Bowl. (Well, maybe he needed a little more—the Green…
What’s Valentine’s Day without a couple of cocktails? Here are two we love, made with sorbets found in our Sorbet Cocktail Mixers. ROUGE YOUR KNEES (pg 178, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Desserts) Red Raspberry Sorbet tastes grassy and fresh in this juicy cocktail. Makes 1 drink One 4-ounce chunk (about 1/4 pint) Red Raspberry Sorbet 1/4…
1) THIS WAYNE THIEBAUD PAINTING Ever been to Columbus, Ohio, in January? The earth is beige and the sky is brain-gray. To get through it, we gotta think sunny. Wayne Thiebaud’s Watermelon Slices (1961) ought to do it: 2) OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST CLIPS Ever seen the best live music showcase there ever was? Block off an hour…
1) OSU VS. OREGON We can’t decide what we liked more about Monday’s OSU/Oregon championship game, the outcome (sorry, friends in Oregon), Ezekiel Elliott’s crop top (Lantern photo below), or the hilarious End of Days clouds in this video (fun begins at the 15 second mark). 2) LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO MEANS . . . Team Jeni’s…
Hot Toddy Sorbet—which we bring back every year when winter settles in for the long haul—is a delicious cocktail of bright flavors and color. Modeled after a whiskey-fueled hot toddy recipe used by Jeni’s mother and grandmother, our refreshing perennial sorbet calls for cayenne, ginger, Maker’s Mark bourbon, pectin, and lemon and orange juices. Of course,…
Since 2011, the annual Good Food Awards have honored people throughout the country who “make food that is delicious, respectful of the environment, and connected to communities and cultural traditions.” Voted on by a panel of heavy hitters (Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Nell Newman, Mark Bittman, et al.), the 2015 award winners were announced during a…
1) NASA TRAVEL POSTERS With wind chills in the 20-below range here in central Ohio, it’s time to Orbitz ourselves to Kepler-16b, one of three “exoplanets” (planets that orbit a star other than our sun) depicted in a series of vintage-style travel posters by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As The Guardian put it: “If ever there…