97. We're Seeing Red: Red Scarf, Red Notice & Holiday Happenings

In this week's episode, Terri & Melissa get up to speed on personal (long term) projects and how their morning routines are shaping up.

Terri found  ASL  Dr. Bill Vicars (Deaf/hh) of "ASL University" on YouTube to help her with her project of learning ASL and Melissa gives a little audio show and tell.

We talk Turkey, Booster shots and rapid tests, then Terri gives her traditional Thanksgiving cocktail:

The Soothsayer:

by Shari Stein

2 oz Bourbon (Four Roses or Basil Hayden'€™s)

1/4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth

5 lf Sage

1/2 oz Maple syrup (2/3 maple syrup diluted by 1/3 warm water, shaken)

1/2 oz Meyer lemon juice

1 pn Nutmeg (grated nutmeg/clove mix - optional)

Muddle sage leaves with firm pressure for 30 seconds. Add bourbon, dram, maple syrup water, Meyer lemon and grated clove/nutmeg. Shake over ice vigorously for 20 seconds. Fine strain up into a rocks glass. Garnish with clove and nutmeg dusting and float a fresh sage leaf on top.

check out this cocktail calculator to batch your beverages:

Cocktail Calculator

The Weekend Watch:

Melissa needs some good watch recs! Drop them in our Facebook Group 

Terri watched Red Notice and it was a disappointment, Melissa gives a recap of Taylor Swift’s Red, the 10 minute video All Too Well.

Today's TikTok Talk: The Red Scarf rabbit hole and Goldilocks Goods Paper Bag Snowflakes

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