Whiskey + Aprons

Happy Mother's Day to all of our friends, family and W+A followers who are mamas. We appreciate all you do! Sundays are the perfect day for us to catch up on some writing and food prep for the week. This past weekend I was inspired by an old lunch spot that my coworkers and I used to frequent called Bulls Head. During the summer season, they would prepare the most delicious summer salad of fresh greens topped with their homemade crab cakes. Since their closing, I knew I wanted to recreate their dish, so we did! Here's what you'll need for this super simple recipe, a perfect dish to serve while dining al fresco with friends. Ingredients: 1 lb crab meat , jumbo lump/back fin 1 large egg 3 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp red bell pepper , finely diced 1/3 cup green onion , finely slice 1 tbsp parsley , chopped, fresh or dried 2/3 cup butter cracker crumbs oil , for frying ...

Happy Monday W+A readers! The weekend flew by once again. John and I did a lot of yard week over the weekend. Some weeding, seeding, mulching and a little spring planting. We'll wait until the weather gets a bit warmer to start on our garden. Thank you all again for tuning into Cooking Live with W+A last Friday! We have almost 1K views on our video (woah!) So thankful to you all. We cooked up a delicious and healthy coconut curry chicken and paired it with the perfect coconut martini. Here's everything you'll need to make this meal.  Ingredients: 2 tbsp honey 1/2 cup of shredded coconut 3 tbsp of coconut vodka 2 tbsp pineapple juice  2 tbsp coconut milk 1 cup of ice Directions: Take a martini glass and dip the rim in honey. Make sure to coat all around.Then dip your sticky rim into some shredded coconut, making sure all of the honey is covered. Shake together 3 tbsp of coconut  vodka (we used Skyy) and 2 tbsp of pineapple juice into a shake...

We can feel spring approaching and are happy to say sayonara to this frigid weather. The warmer days get us excited for lighter dishes, summer vegetables, fresh fish and dining al fresco. Last weekend we decided to venture out to our local Stew Leonard's . For those of you who have never visited a Stew's, its a grocery store chain that offers baked goods, fresh meats and fish and many other specialty items. John and I love getting our fish from there when we can and they typically have really good sales. We decided to buy some shrimp for our W+A live cooking show this past Friday and it turned out to be a great choice. I knew I wanted to make something a bit light, but fulfilling at the same time, so shrimp fri diavolo over linguine it was! Its a great dish to prepare if you are having a dinner party or to impress that special someone. Here's everything you'll need.   Ingredients: 1lb shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp crushed red pepper fl...

Happy Monday and first day of spring, friends! Sorry our recipes are coming to you a bit late, but the weekend was filled with lots of cooking, eating and shopping. John and I got cracking on a new outdoor set for the summer. This warm weather got us in the mood to start a little bit of an outdoor revamp and got me thinking about what I would like to start planting this summer. Our backyard is tiered off, so we have some nice space for a decent sized garden. Let us know what you guys plan to plant as the spring weather approaches. We wanted to dedicate this post to everyone who tuned into our live cooking show this past Friday. We couldn't thank you guys enough for watching and spending your Friday night hanging in our kitchen :). As of today, we have 600 views on our video, which is pretty damn cool! Over the weekend, Whiskey + Aprons also became a proud member of the FoodieTribe which is a group of about 800 foodies around the world dedicated to supporting their local communit...

I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. We spent the holiday by my parents, but that didn't stop us from making our own turkey on Thursday morning. I love making roasted chicken in the oven, its one of our favorite go-to meals so I figured a turkey had to be pretty much the same thing. I preheated the oven on roast at 350 degrees and gave our bird a good scrub down of freshly squeezed lemon and kosher salt. I mixed together a baste of salt, pepper, minced garlic, smoked paprika and extra virgin olive oil and brushed it all over the turkey. Of course making my first turkey was a little nerve racking so after a few phone calls to my mother and my aunt and a quick google search on "How long do you cook a 14 pound turkey for?" I set my timer and hoped for the best. After a few hours of cooking, our bird started to crust up beautifully and I continued to baste it every couple of minutes. Once the top became browned I covered it with foil and let cook a ...

Good evening W+A readers! We've been a little MIA and I apologize, but sometimes life just gets in the way ;) Tonight I made a chicken, mushroom and artichoke dish, which was super simple and 21 day fix friendly. Speaking of the 21 day fix I have managed to still be down another 6 ounces even with the holiday weekend, but its game on for this week. No holidays or extra indulgences to get in the way and I definitely am ready to make my final week a great one. I plan to keep going on the program because its more of a lifestyle change than a fad diet. I've picked up a lot of wonderful habits in these past two weeks and I feel really good about continuing them. John is home this week so we've been making sure to really get in some satisfying breakfasts and lunches. This morning was scrambled eggs and turkey bacon and for lunch yesterday John made us a yummy tuna salad with all the fixings. He loaded it up with lettuce, olives, cannellini beans, celery, red onion, some feta an...

TGIF W+A readers! Friday has arrived and its snowing outside on the first day of spring. Normal here in New York since our winter has been pretty brutal this year. Before the snow started, I made a trip to the grocery store early this morning for some things we needed to stock up on. I'll probably be heading back tomorrow to complete my shopping for everything I will need for my 21-day fix, which was delivered one day early, yay Fedex! I kicked off my gloomy Friday morning with a hot cup of coffee and admiring my gorgeous orchid. I always love an orchid in the house, but they are so tricky to maintain. At least by week 3 or 4 my petals fall off and all I'm left with are leaves and branches. I heard you shouldn't water too often and that letting an ice cube slowly melt does the trick, but I decided to use a 1/2 cup of water every week or so. Hopefully she stays pretty and vibrant for a little bit longer.   While shopping in our local grocery store this past weekend we...

Happy weekend W+A readers. I hope you all are enjoying the last few hours left in your Sunday. Despite the rain yesterday, John and I did a huge food shopping. We ended up bouncing around from Target to our local supermarket back to our meat market and then the pork store. We were on a mission to load up on everything we were low on and we definitely succeeded. I also needed to get all of the ingredients for my brunch spread for today. I hosted a jewelry party for some friends and family and it was a great success! I wanted to keep the menu filled with small bites that didn't take a ton of prep time. I truly enjoy entertaining because it brings two of my favorite things together, food and great company. I love seeing everyone enjoying food catching up and enjoying each others company. Here's a few snaps of some of our tasty brunch treats. Greek yogurt parfaits topped with agave, honey almond granola and pomegranate. Aren't my mini treat cups adorbs!? I snagged them fro...

I figured I'd jump right into our first blog post with one of our favorite winter beverages, the warm and toasty hot toddy, mmm. Its been snowing all morning on Long Island and John is home from work today (snow day!), and since I work from home not much of my routine has changed except for having to share the kitchen Keurig with the hubby this morning. The minute I woke up and peeked outside I instantly felt the need for something warm. I guess 9 a.m. is a bit early for a toddy, but that doesn't mean they aren't in order for this evening. While John got the coffee going I toasted up a zucchini-chocolate chip muffin (delish) and made him a smoothie with some frozen fruit, sliced bananas and a splash of coconut almond milk. He said it was the best one I've made yet, which I would assume would be the vanilla almond/coconut blend. I typically buy unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but our local grocery store ran out this time. I guess that's what I get for waiting unt...