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Downton Abbey Jelly Series: Bavarois à l’Orange
My unrelenting love of period melodramas continues with a second installment of my Downton Abbey Jelly Series. The first Downton Abbey post, Mr. Molesley’s Prize-Winning Rose Blancmange, was...
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Mad Men Series: The Betty Frances Vodka Gimlet
Oh Betty! So beautiful, so miserable, so much denial. Is she likable? Not really. Is she a good mother? Hell no. She lacks Joan’s competence and Peggy’s ambition, so why of all the wonderfully crafted...
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Mad Men Series: The Joan Holloway Gin Fizz
Joan, in all her fantastic competence and intelligence, is one of the few characters on Mad Men I actually like. Mad Men characters are generally fascinating and dynamic, but rarely likable. Really,...
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Mad Men Series: The Roger Sterling Greyhound
“Have a drink. It’ll make me look younger.” — Roger Sterling, Season 4, Episode 5: “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” Roger Sterling, the king of self-indulgence, has the best one-liners on Mad Men....
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Shandy
In the two years since starting this blog, I’ve felt ridiculous guilt for not appeasing my beer-drinking friends. At every party I bring a boozy gelatin mold to, some bearded dude asks the inevitable...
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The Dude – White Russian Panna Cotta
(Repost from October 2010) Like many pop-culture junkies of my generation, I never get tired of watching “The Big Lebowski.” The 1998 Ethan and Joel Coen film has spawned multiple books, an annual...
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Halloween
So many Halloween gelatin possibilities, and so little time… Here’s a re-post of past deliciously disgusting boozy gelatin molds. From October 2010: Needless to say, Halloween is a fantastic time of...
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Cardamom Pumpkin Panna Cotta with Cognac
Since 2010 I’ve been experimenting with pumpkin panna cottas – while most tasted alright, they never turned out the way I wanted. Even the mold seen here turned out strange – notice how some cream...
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Cranberry Ginger-Spice Martini
The holidays offer endless possibilities for gelatin molds – think eggnog, pumpkin, apple cider, and cranberries. Cranberries? Yes please! Delightful and tart, I associate cranberries with turkey and...
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Downton Abbey Jelly Series: Mr. Molesley’s Prize-Winning Rose Blancmange
To celebrate the third season of Downton Abbey, I’m re-posting a recipe from my Downton Abbey series. Oh yes, there will be more Downton inspired gelatins to come… So yeah, like many people with...
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