Same City Field Trip: Portland’s Better Living Show & Vegan Village

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jess sconé • 4 Comments

What better time to start putting together a recap about a visit to the Better Living Home and Garden Show than a Boltbus with shaky but semi-reliant WiFi out-of-town? I’m now back home and just last night, started a batch of chocolate liqueur using the organic Frontier Co-op cacao nibs I picked up at the show (yeah, samples!). … Continue reading »

booze / cocktails / coffee / DIY / drinks / homemade / Kahlua / liqueur / liquor / mixology

Revamped Coffee Liqueur aka Homemade Kahlua

Posted on February 27, 2013 by jess sconé • 7 Comments

One of the proudest moments in the early realm of my DIY mixology was one of the very first: taking on homemade Kahlua for holiday gifts. Once upon a time, a friend had brought a bottle of her own to a party earlier in the holiday season, and I found myself so dang blown away and … Continue reading »

bitters / booze / classy / cocktails / curry / DIY / granola / Heartichoke / Heartichoke Friday / Pakistani / Pakistani food / pasta / portland / PPK 100 / PPK 100 of 2012 / tinctures / vegan / vegan food

Tinctures, Homemade Bitters, Cheese-Making & Project Catch-Up

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jess sconé • 11 Comments

A note for those who came here via the PPK 100 of 2012 – Thanks for stopping by! The following is an account of how to make your own bitters via individual tinctures. If you’re looking to make your own syrups for drinks, per #52, check out my Rhubarb & Rangpur Lime syrup and Hot Chili, Lime & Sea Salt … Continue reading »

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New Year, New Projects: Homemade Sriracha

Posted on January 17, 2013 by jess sconé • 9 Comments

The very first project I embarked on in 2013, besides a big time day of rest after some bubbly-fueled karaoke on New Year’s Eve, was making my very own Sriracha. Inspired the real thing, and adapted from Reclaiming Provincial, who’s adapting from a recipe on Serious Eats, which is in turn, based on a recipe from the … Continue reading »

berries / booze / cherries / cocktails / DIY / drinks / FarMar / farmer's market / fruit / Heartichoke / holidays / homemade / liqueur / local / mason jars / portland / PPK 100 / PPK 100 of 2012 / recipes

Obsessing over cherries and making my own liqueurs…

Posted on November 25, 2012 by jess sconé • 8 Comments

Updated with prettier pictures of the finished projects & much blushing to see this included on the PPK 100 for 2012! If you’re looking to make your own syrups for drinks, per #52, check out my Rhubarb & Rangpur Lime syrup and Hot Chili, Lime & Sea Salt syrup. Finished products: lemongrass & mint, cherry brandy and … Continue reading »

booze / chai / cocktails / coconut / DIY / Heartichoke / Heartichoke Friday / VeganMoFo V / VeganMoFo VI

Heartichoke Friday: Coconut Chai Hot Toddy with Vanilla-Infused Whiskey

Posted on October 12, 2012 by jess sconé • 7 Comments

Gosh, just this time last week, I was gleeful about autumn’s arrival, and then I remembered what that actually means. It’s suddenly wet again in Portland, a way of life that’s inevitable until late Spring, and apparently, something I’m still in denial about after a decade of raindrops. How do I pretend it’s not all soaked … Continue reading »

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Jess Sconé: native New Yorker turned long-time Portlander, writer, reader, event planner, mixologist, coffee shop dweller, casual cook, etc.

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