You don't have to make food that is complicated for it to be wonderful.".
Whiskey is made for sipping, gulping, savoring, and sharing, and I did just that.Not willy-nilly, but to mark occasions over the next few years — a new job, a friend in mourning, being alive.

The spirit is fiery, makes its presence known first up the nostrils, then down the hatch.It demands to be paid attention to, and I did every time I cracked it open..The auction and sale price of the 850-ish bottles of Red Hook Rye has escalated in the years hence, from that initial $75 (maybe it was $100?)

to $300 to $20,000 to a penny short of six figures, but it's not like I can't un-drink it.I am left with an empty bottle now and I can't say I have any regrets.

Whiskey is for drinking, not hoarding.
Still trying to figure that out.Refrigerate Time:.If you don't have a microplane, use a very fine grater.
Also, if you want to save time, you can use cherry tomatoes instead of the tomatoes with seeds..Originally appeared: August 2013.I am from the Central Piedmont area of North Carolina, and I was raised on Nabs.
After I got my first car, the first thing I did—after buying a tank of gas—was buy a few packs of Nabs and a couple of water bottles to keep in my glove compartment to ensure I was equipped to stave off hunger during times of uncertainty.I offered passengers my tokens of goodwill, not unlike the beverage service offered on domestic flights from the airport..
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