Witches Brew

Ingredients To rim the glass 1 fresh lime 3 drops purple food coloring 1 tablespoon sugar For the cocktail ½ cup vodka ⅓ cup lime juice (see note 1) ¼ cup raspberry liqueur Instructions Start by preparing the shot glasses. Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice together into a saucer. Add the […]

A Worn Path

While technically a drink to complement a summer BBQ, we stirred up this tasty cocktail while enjoying some smoked Que from our local restaurant, and it’s late October in Alaska. The strawberry cordial achieves a pop of flavor with notes of orange peel and pink peppercorns that are perfectly complemented with a nice Scotch whiskey […]

Haunted Graveyard

To make this spooky Halloween cocktail you will need: ½ cup bourbon ⅓ cup maple syrup 4 orange slices 4-6 splashes bitters – see note 1 1 sprig rosemary 1 cup ice To serve large ice cubes 2 sprigs rosemary – see note 2 Instructions Pour the bourbon and maple syrup into a cocktail shaker. […]

Week 75 of 186 (BMAL720 and BMAL727)

Doctorate of Strategic Leadership program Robert Forto

Week 75 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program. Whew, another term is over and the celebratory week-long October break could not have come soon enough. Next week I start a new course, BMAL720 with is Leveraging Data, and should be a good one and a nice primer for an understanding […]

How to Watch the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movies in the Right Order

Freddy Krueger is one of those incomparable horror icons. He’s what you think of when you picture the most terrifying movies of all time, with his instantly recognizable bladed glove, his striped sweater and his fedora hat. (He’s tailor-made for a scary Halloween costume.) And he’s one of those characters who you know is the […]