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Angel’s Breath

I had planned to make this drink with tequila, until I realized that I didn’t have any. I substituted with gin and it was heavenly! The honey syrup gives just the kiss of sweetness to the gin, and makes the drink deliciously fragrant. There is a Prohibition era cocktail called a Bee’s Knees, which is similar to this, but contains lemon juice instead of lime juice. This is less acidic – in fact it slides down so easily that if […]

5 Spring Cocktails- Green Tea Mojito
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5 Fabulous Spring Cocktails

Today is the first day of spring, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a light, frothy cocktail – especially a pastel one! These five cocktail recipes are just the thing for sharing with friends from a fire escape or balcony on a warm spring night, when we can all sense that buds are swelling and sap is rising, and the earth is filled with the promise of summer enticements. So text your friends and […]

George W Bush, Duchess of Cornwall, Laura Bush, & Prince Charles
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Prince Charles

The Prince of Wales is coming to Washington. What is it about royalty that fascinates us so? In 2005 when Prince Charles and his new wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, visited the White House, there was a staff frenzy from the moment we began to plan the visit. White House administrative types began turning up at routine planning sessions with our British counterparts, asking lots of questions and erroneously referring to the royal couple as “Their Majesties.” The British delegation […]

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Linguine with Fresh Crab, Lemon & Parsley

Now this is my idea of fast food. I found this recipe in the British edition of House and Garden last year, and loved it from the first try. It has the three elements of cooking that I look for in every recipe: it’s fast, easy, and versatile. You can throw together this pasta and enjoy it in your sweats in front of the TV, or prepare an enormous bowlful for guests and serve it with an elegant pinot grigio […]