Leisure Hours

Behind the Bar - My Kitchen Escape Hatch

“My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing."

Jan 27 • Susie Bright

If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On

What We Listened to the Past Year, with Feeling

Dec 4, 2025 • Susie Bright

What You Asked Santa! — Here Comes 2026

I’ve Got Your Number and Your Wish List

Dec 2, 2025 • Susie Bright

Thanksgiving at the Very Last Moment

A Feast and Peace in 3 Hours — A Holiday Special

Nov 25, 2025 • Susie Bright

The Special Martini, Cowboy Style

You Need Some Comfort After The Week We’ve Had

Oct 21, 2025 • Susie Bright

What I Found Out About You this Afternoon

I’m in the Blankie Fort with ALL THE DATA

Aug 14, 2025 • Susie Bright

A Girl’s First White House Voodoo Doll

I have the entire Cabinet in felt and pins

Jul 29, 2025 • Susie Bright

How to Make Your Own Politically Savage Ice Sculpture

Also, killer summer barbecue recipes for the hot weather appetites.

Jul 11, 2025 • Susie Bright

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Silver & Gold: An Orange Picker's Meditation

From Mission Gardens to Monkey Glands

Feb 6, 2025 • Susie Bright

Brown Butter Apple Baby— a Fat-Washed Christmas Cocktail

A cocktail recipe

Dec 1, 2024 • Susie Bright

Grapefruit is New Umami, Part 2

This cocktail rivals the Irish Coffee as a breakfast of champions

Jul 31, 2024 • Susie Bright

Strip Tea Party

The San Francisco Tea Party that became a legend

Apr 23, 2024 • Susie Bright

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