TCM with a Twist
@tcmwithatwist
Bringing the drinks to #TCMParty. Cocktail recipes/history. Also whatever distracts from these trying times incl. politics bc the moment calls for it (1. Not affiliated with TCM, just a fan. 2. We sip to savor, drink sparingly.) Expect typos.
Husband made shortbread for the first time for my birthday and it is delicious!
Tonight: Sunset Boulevard + a Corpse Reviver No. 2. A movie narrated by a dead man in a pool needs a drink named for raising the dead. ¾ oz each gin, Cointreau, Lillet, lemon; shake, strain into an absinthe-rinsed coupe. #TCMParty #SummerOfDarkness
Was finally able to watch The Sheep Detectives. Truly, why don’t they make them like this anymore?
Mint Frappé rules: Tempus Fugit crème de menthe, ice you crushed yourself, a coupe with some etching to it. "Too Marvelous for Words" on the soundtrack does the rest. #DarkPassage #NoirAlley #TCMParty
So many little corners of American history I’m just learning about. I was somewhat familiar with Washington’s farewell address at Fraunces Tavern, but I didn’t know a week earlier he and his officers met on Evacuation Day and gave 13 ceremonial toasts. I was especially struck by the 11th…
The Widow's Bay marketing folks have been working all the angles - look at the "did you mean" line up top - very clever...
The kids are getting SO big! #BigBearValley #FOBBV #JackieAndShadow #SandyAndLuna
Drinks for #RealityBites: For Lelaina, a Midori Sour. Bright green, sweet, faintly embarrassing, but it photographs well: 1 oz Midori 1 oz Vodka ½ oz Lemon Juice ½ oz Lime Juice Splash of Club Soda (or lemon-lime soda) Garnish: Lemon wheel or maraschino cherry #TCMParty
Haven't watched the season finale of #WidowsBay yet but I'm hoping in my heart of hearts we discover the original settlers leave the island for the mainland and end up founding the murder capital of the world, Cabot Cove...
#SummerOfDarkness is the BEST tonight! How 'bout Manhattans for #TheMalteseFalcon (in the novel, Spade drinks a bottled version.) #TCMParty 2 oz rye 1 oz sweet vermouth 2 ds Angostura Bitters Stir with ice, pour up and drink immediately or bottle for after your police grilling tonight...
Bonkers good night of movies on TCM tonight. Here's a cocktail - you guess which movie it's for... The Walls of Jericho 2 oz bourbon ¾ oz lemon juice ½ oz honey syrup 2 dashes orange bitters Shake w/ ice, strain, pour over rocks. Garnish with a raw carrot. #TCMParty
My husband has been growing tomatoes that look like they came from a fairy tale! #Zone10b #gardening #purplecherokee
Woah. The Pope slightly veered from AI to body check JD Vance and Mike Johnson in the papal encyclical...
Synchronized flags. Matching outfits. Rigid little rows of human confetti. The autocrat starter pack — and you can practically see Trump taking notes for the American rollout... (NYT video)
Finished up my grades for the quarter, researched and filled in my entire CA primary ballot (including ALL the judges) and thrashed through the online melee to get a membership to the Lucas Museum!
My little frosted face baby… one of the few things I love more than potato chips…
So Jackie and Shadow's eaglets are at that stage where their feet are WAY too big for the rest of them... So cute!
Cueing up my Mel Tormé and mixing a #SundayInNewYork cocktail for this afternoon's airing on TCM. It's a Manhattan meets a Mimosa: 1½ oz rye ½ oz sweet vermouth ½ oz fresh orange juice 2 dashes orange bitters Shake w/ ice, strain into coupe, top with 2 oz champagne. #TCMParty