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Wild Mountain Thyme

By Eliot, on March 23rd, 2025%

The Movies & Munchies film for March is Wild Mountain Thyme (2020). Terri from Our Good Life (https://www.terristeffes.com/) is hosting.

I had preconceived ideas about this movie. From the title I imagined a Hallmark or Lifetime movie. The sweeping views of the beautiful Irish coast opening intrigued me though. Then I spotted Christopher Walken . . . → Read More: Wild Mountain Thyme

Table for Six and a pitcher of margaritas

By Eliot, on January 30th, 2025%

I usually don’t do EE posts for Lit Happens, a FB book club that I mostly participate in. I’ve only done three plus the very late one I recently revisited, The Farmer’s Wife (which was a Lit Happens feature a few years ago), so I decided to post about our current January read, Table . . . → Read More: Table for Six and a pitcher of margaritas

Paddy’s Punch

By Eliot, on March 17th, 2023%

From a virtual yelp event during the pandemic (March 2021):

We all took a virtual trip to Ireland last night to hang out with Grace O’Malley. Never heard of her?

Grace O’Malley is the famous Irish pirate queen. She was fierce, powerful and cunning. She did have an audience with . . . → Read More: Paddy’s Punch

A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)

By Eliot, on November 22nd, 2022%

A Matter of Happiness tells alternating tales of a 1920s trailblazer in Detroit with her modern day descendant in Kentucky bourbon country. It’s a story of determination for both. Of course, since it is set in Kentucky, there’s lots of bourbon. . . . → Read More: A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)

“Green Tea with a Kick” Hot Cocktail (for Turkey Hollow and Movies & Munchies)

By Eliot, on November 20th, 2022%

Take a family of city dwellers (minus one because the parents are divorcing), add an eccentric long-lost aunt, a tale of magical woods and you get a story of sasquatch proportions.

Movies & Munchies‘ November feature is Turkey Hollow, a Jim Henson romp through a mysterious hollow. It features the aforementioned dysfunctional family holiday as . . . → Read More: “Green Tea with a Kick” Hot Cocktail (for Turkey Hollow and Movies & Munchies)

I paired today’s TLC Tour with a cocktail. Please read on for a review of The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis and a beverage to sip as you turn pages. . . . → Read More: A Review: The Essence of Nathan Biddle for TLC Book Tours. A Cocktail: The Hemingway Daiquiri for Summer Sipping

A Honeysuckle Cocktail for Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor

By Eliot, on May 24th, 2021%

Honeysuckle Season and an early spring cocktail. Read on for a book review and a refreshing libation for the April/May edition for Cook the Books. . . . → Read More: A Honeysuckle Cocktail for Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor

Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule

By Eliot, on July 30th, 2020%

This month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film is Coyote Ugly. Obviously, a beverage was called for. Enter the spicy mule. . . . → Read More: Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule

Eliot's Eats

Wild Mountain Thyme

Table for Six and a pitcher of margaritas

Paddy’s Punch

A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)

“Green Tea with a Kick” Hot Cocktail (for Turkey Hollow and Movies & Munchies)

Mexican Street Dog Cocktail

Limoncello Sparkler

A Review: The Essence of Nathan Biddle for TLC Book Tours. A Cocktail: The Hemingway Daiquiri for Summer Sipping

A Honeysuckle Cocktail for Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor

Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule

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