Author: Marc Moore
by 2025 Christmas Letter
A big “Howdy!” from the Moore Dynasty on Christmas Eve, 2025. Annual readers of this letter are often treated to a “Best Of” list of events, outings, and achievements for the year that’s wrapping up. This year’s roundup will, I think, be more subdued in the sense that there was …
Gin Gin Mule
Ingredients Add mint, gin, lime, and ginger syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake good and hard for six to eight seconds. Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice, top with soda, and garnish with a mint sprig.
2024 Christmas Letter
Dear Friends and Family: Marc here and I’m getting a massive jump on things this year! Monica and I just got back from date night at the Queen Theater in Bryan, our first choice for movie-going. Tonight’s film: Love Actually, the quintessential Brit rom-com. Miss seeing it at your own …
2023 Christmas Letter
Howdy y’all – Merry Christmas! This year I “decided” to do something different: write the annual Christmas letter on the day itself. So far, that’s working great! Monica and I slept in today and opened our gifts to each other just before noon. It was a small affair and the …
Mrs. Moore’s Quick Mexican Beans
Talk about necessity being the mother of invention. This recipe came about when I realized I didn’t have beans to go with the tamales I was serving my girlfriends for dinner. I literally scoured my pantry and came up with this recipe. It has since then been the go-to beans …
Mon’s Salsa
Step 1: Place the following in a large pot of water to boil until Roma tomatoes begin to peel. 8 Roma tomatoes 6 tomatillos 4-6 fresh jalapenos, stems removed 4-6 fresh serranos, stems removed 1 medium onion, cut in half Step 2: Mix the following ingredients in blender 1 bunch …
Bourbon Renewal
Ingredients 2 ounces bourbon 1 ounce fresh juice from 1 lemon 1/2 ounce creme de cassis 1/2 ounce simple syrup (see note), or less to taste 1 dash Angostura bitters Directions Add bourbon, lemon, crème de cassis, simple syrup, and bitters to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Old …
The Siesta
Ingredients 2 ounces tequila blanco ¾ ounce fresh lime juice ¾ ounce simple syrup ½ ounce Campari ½ ounce fresh grapefruit juice Lime wheel (for serving) Combine tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, Campari, and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside …