You can start this happy hour early

Here's a little drinkie I just whipped up, which can be made non-alcoholic for day or your designated driver or with sparkling wine for a more stimulating treat!

Wintertime Bubbles

Build in a champagne flute.

1/2 oz. passion fruit syrup

2 dashes orange bitters

Cava or sparkling pear cider to fill flute

Stir gently.  Cheers!

Tiki Time!

Our latest episode, shot at the fabulous Lun Wah Restaurant, in Roselle, NJ, is now online!  A visit to Lun Wah is the perfect quick escape from winter's gloom.  I wish I was there right now!  Sure beats having to shovel the 11" of snow we have so far...

Click here to watch the episode!

I'm excited to share another "Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en" endeavor with you, which is that I've become the "home economics teacher" at Poly Hai, the online "institute for Tiki education, emphasizing the history, arts, culinary sciences and aloha spirit" under principals and founders Matthew Rios and Kari Hendler.  Facebook users, be sure to pay them a visit here!  For those not on Facebook, our first class, all about making Dole Whip at home, along with creative ways to incorporate Dole Whip into your recipes, can be found on YouTube by following this link.

Super Bowl Episode Now Online!

Our Super Bowl episode is now online!  Let us help you plan a bash that will appeal to both diehard football fans and the only mildly interested!

Click here to see the episode!

Nut Vegetable Loaf

I'm trying to cook from at least one vintage recipe a week and this week I made Nut Vegetable Loaf, from the 1952 cookbooklet 500 Tasty Snacks.  It was really good!  I made a few minor adjustments (such as adding spices and an extra egg, to make it hold together better), but think this one is a winner!  It's even vegetarian, which was NOT typical for an entree in 1952!

Super Bowl Episode Coming Tuesday, January 21!

We're hard at work on our Super Bowl episode, which will be online next Tuesday!  What we don't know about football could fill a stadium, but we DO know how to throw a party!  The cocktail experimentation is underway and my costume is done:

Weekend Recipe and New Episode

There will be lots of experimenting with recipes this weekend, including this spread, from one of my favorite cookbooks, Good Housekeeping's Ten P.M. Cook Book, aimed at after-hours entertaining:

I'll let you know how it goes!

We have a new episode online, as of Tuesday morning, all about making the most of being snowed in.  Judging from the amount of snow we've already gotten this winter, we will be employing these tips for a while....

Watch it here:

"Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en: Snowed In"

Happy New Year!

I hope you had a happy and safe holiday season!  Here's to 2014!

There are some new recipes for January on our website!  Don't let the winter doldrums put you into a food rut!  A smorgasbord happy hour awaits!

Click here for recipes!