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A new series I’m running each month of my Substack, and this is the first edition! Please subscribe there for all of the best MI content. This is a white Negroni featuring Luxardo Bitter Bianco and a homemade saline solution.

I’m planning on moving the blog to Substack because I’ve decided I just really don’t like WordPress and dealign with WordPress makes me write less. So, this post is over there:

It’s been a minute. There’s a lot to blame for that, but here’s the short version: I created this blog to escape from a job I really didn’t like and give my passion for writing and making drinks an outlet. It worked! But, with the pandemic, I didn’t need work escapism, I needed pure escapism. … Read more

It’s finally feeling like spring on a weekend in Western Washington, and we took all kinds of advantage of that yesterday. Beating the crowds to the tulip fields in Skagit Valley, hiking up to great views of Samish Bay from Oyster Dome, and shucking fresh oysters from Taylor Shellfish. In the backpack, we needed something … Read more

When I was planning out the blog for this year, Spring is the season I most struggled with by many, many miles. I’ve always loved Spring (partially because my birthday is in Spring); I grew up in the Midwest, so Spring is when we could reliably say goodbye to snow, start seeing some green and … Read more

I’ve had a blast writing this blog for the past few months. Talking to friends and family, it seems like folks have enjoyed reading it as well. So, I’m going to start taking this more seriously. In 2019, I want to double-down on what I think has worked best so far: big deep-dives into a … Read more