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  Boris Karloff as The Monster in the Bride of Frankenstein. His hair and skin is singed, because at the end of the first film he went down with the burning windmill. -MonsterMatt Patterson Also, congrats to MonsterMatt for being awarded the Florida's Authors & Publishers Association 2014 President's Awards for Ha-Ha! Horror. We're so happy for you! -Meagan Kyla

I stumbled upon the Emerson on pinterest as a cocktail that is said to be dated back to 1914, which had been named after the literary figure *Ralph Waldo Emerson. Just like a lot of cocktails, there are varying measurements, ingredients and opinions on flavor. I took the best of what appealed to me (and what ingredients I had on hand) and this version of the Emerson recipe seems to be well suited to be deemed a "classic". Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Gin 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth 1/2 oz. Lime juice 1/4 oz. Maraschino Cherry liqueur Method: Combine all ingredients into...

Ghoul Mourning Maniacs! A bunch of us Monster types had a retro TV watching marathon. We focused on the fifties, the atomic age. By the time we finished watching and snacking, I had ATOMIC ACHE! Ugh. We found shows like..... Father Knows BEAST! Dracula was fond of a show called. BATS Masterson! The Zombies and the Body Snatchers really liked BRAINS & BRAWN! The Mutants and Aliens liked The CRAWLING EYES have It! The HORROR fans (all of us) liked Four SCAR Playhouse! There was a show about a ghoulish Norwegian family called I DISMEMBER Mama! What do you call...

RedRum rum caught my eye while I was on a recent trip to stock up our Tiki bar! I would be lying if I didn't say that the name was the first thing that caught my eye and then the red color and the rum's description. "Premium Carribean Rum infused with natural mange, pineapple, coconut & cherry flavors. Mix with fruit juices, sodas, foo-foo drinks, or savor straight, over ice." I tried RedRum rum chilled straight and it's wonderful. There is a slight burn with the first sip, then you can taste the fruity flavors and has a nice smooth...

Elderflower liqueur is made from elderflower's which are small, white starry flowers that bloom through the spring and summer. The flower is delicate and tends to lose its fragrance when processed. Elderflower liqueur has a sweet, fruity aroma with subtle hints of wine and floral notes. St. Germain Another name for the Elderflower Cocktail is the 'St. Germain Cocktail', as the most well known elderflower liqueur brand is St. Germain. According to their website it is a "liqueur created in the artisanal French manner from freshly hand-picked elderflower blossoms." Actually now owned by Bacardi Ltd, it is still produced in an...

  I had a bunch of strawberries that were about to go bad and you just can't let those delicious berries go bad, so what's the solution? Make it into a delicious cocktail like a Strawberry Gin Smash Cocktail. If you like gin you'll love this drink, but I did a few tweaks to the recipe. I found it a little too strong (for my taste) in the gin department, so I added another squeeze of lime and a few more muddled strawberries. Yum Yum Yummmmmmy!    Ingredients:   1/2 tsp. sugar 1 lime wedge 3 fresh strawberries, 2 hulled...

Okay, I had to try a cocktail called Skull Smoker even though I'm not a super big beer fan, but tickle me intrigued. I've seen and even sampled a few sips of beer based cocktails (usually when my husband gets excited and orders the wrong thing on the cocktail menu without reading the description), so I decided to use the few beers I have left in the fridge for experimentation time!  I looked at the ingredient list and it has things I love, rum (check!) and lime juice (check!) and it's easy to make (check!!). The verdict, I liked it!...

This Beachcomber cocktail recipe is adapted from the original Beachcomber that is printed in the Trader Vic's Bar-Tender (1947) book.   Ingredients: 2 oz. Light rum 3/4 oz. Triple Sec 3/4 oz. Lime juice 2 dashes Maraschino liqueur 1/4 tsp. Simple syrup (optional) Method: You can blend ingredients with one cup of ice into a blender or shaken in a cocktail shaker and strained into a glass. Either way it's a great summery drink!   Cheers! -Meagan Kyla

Here is part 3 of our blue bathroom re-do. Please do read the other parts here: Part 1 Part 2. It probably took as long to do the little stuff as the big stuff! If you've been following along, then join us on the home stretch! The Sink Area We now had a nice refinished sink top but nothing to put it in...   Here is the old console (and toilet.) Notice the huge space on the left of the console sink....   We decided to slavage the 60-70s era console by filling in the detail, repainting it, and replacing...

Cinco de Mayo or 'The Fifth of May' is right around the corner and it's a time to celebrate freedom with cocktails, friends, family and food. Though a traditional tequila margarita would have done the trick, a popular drink in Mexico, the Paloma Cocktail, is what I'm raising in honor of 'The Day of the Battle of Puebia' as remembered on Cinco de Mayo. Paloma is Spanish for "dove" which is symbol for peace, thus making this the perfect cocktail on this day of remembrance and celebration. Ingredients: 2 oz. Tequila 6 oz. Grapefruit soda (Squirt or Goya grapefruit soda)...