Celebrate Independence Day With A Drink

Ok, the truth is that at MaisonBisson we celebrate all holidays with a drink. Since we take cocktails quite seriously, I wanted something very pretty for the little Fourth of July soiree we were having. I have found that the secret to a perfect strawberry daiquiri is using frozen strawberries. I also [...]




Rusty Nail: The Maison Bisson Winter Drink

The holidays are long since past, here’s a drink to carry you through ’till Spring.
Rusty Nail

3 parts Scotch
1 part Drambuie

Serve over ice in an old fashioned glass.
Please enjoy it responsibly.

Holiday Violence

By the end of it, all the wrapping paper and other material affects of the holidays really do take on air of violence. Well, at least they do in PES’s Kaboom.
And if you’re amused by that, you might want to see how it was made.
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Happy Holidays

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Happy Holidays from Las Vegas!

The Bellagio is all done up for the holidays, Vegas-style (which means it’ll give you a headache).
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Happy Holidays From Warren

Snow, thick and heavy because of the thaw these past few days, covers Warren. Our rocket stands tall for all seasons.
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The War On Christmas

I like Christmas as much as anybody (well, anybody who likes Christmas), but I’m a “happy holidays” guy. Why? because Christmas and the holidays aren’t about me, they’re about the way we spread happiness and joy to others, no matter how they celebrate. So while I quietly hope for my own merry Christmas, I resist [...]

Blogging the Office Party (mostly because they suggested it)

I don’t work for central IT anymore, but they still invite me to their holiday party. And no office holiday party would be complete without a yankee swap. I brought a sort of crappy battery operated screwdriver that seemed to be popular (but keep in mind that we have really low standards for [...]

Thanksgiving

There is, supposedly, some historical meaning to our Thanksgiving holiday, but all I can figure out is that I wasn’t there and it probably didn’t go as I’ve been told. Thing is, Thanksgiving isn’t so much about what we were, but who we are. Thanksgiving celebrates the two most important things in life: food and [...]