Category: Beverage

The first thing I researched when making buttered coffee was whether cream is actually that much “worse” for you than butter, here’s the nutrition information: 1 tablespoon cream = 20 calories / 1.72 grams of fat 1 tablespoon butter = 102 calories / 11.52 grams of fats Purely from a stats perspective, it looks like…

According to my extensive Lime Rickey research (ahem searching Wikipedia): most rickeys are made with gin…[while the drink] also known as a lime rickey, particularly in its virgin cocktail variant [is] served at soda fountains on the U.S. east coast. Since we know Mr. Burns went to Yale, which will always be first in gentlemanly…

Of course in Canada the whole thing is flip-flopped, damn Canadians! And yet, at the same time knowing the difference between Apple Cider and Apple Juice is something that has never once occurred to me. If you’re paying attention, oh reasonable reader, you might notice that I am using sparkling apple wine for this product comparison.…

I wanted this Manhattan recipe to be as authentic as possible to the one on the show. But even with all my freeze frame powers, I wasn’t able to get a screenshot of the Manhattan recipe that was totally clear. This was the best I could do: Now, the whole point of Bart’s Manhattan is…

White wine spritzers are considered a summer cocktail; the combination of the soda and chilled wine make it good for sipping outdoors. I suppose it could also be considered a “girly” drink, which is probably why Ned is ordering one. Although, based on the cup, straws, and little umbrella in Homer’s drink, I’m thinking his drink…

According to “college boy” Ned Flanders, he has a “Phd in mixology” . This is somewhat surprising given that he doesn’t include the full recipe for his drink: Flanders’ Planter’s Punch. I mean, unless he actually intends for Homer to drink about 5 shots of alcohol in one drink? Given how quickly Homer gets drunk, this…