Booze-Infused Beauties - An Introduction

Lizzy Lizzy in a Tizzy

I don’t know if any of you watched or read the Bernstein Bears growing up. I did. Essentially it is a story about a family of bears, who live in a tree and do human things like wear clothes and have arguments with one another.

I remember one particular movie where Sister Bear is circling her new neighbor friend, Lizzy, chanting, “Lizzy Lizzy in a Tizzy” and Lizzy would reply, “Sister’s mad and I’m glad” and so it went, for a shockingly long time. I don’t recall why these two bears were fighting but the scene came to me as I was thinking of a pseudonym for my online blogging personality. I am Lizzy and I am, indeed, in a tizzy!

Now, if you’ll learn anything about me at all, it is that I LOVE food, and I LOVE baked food, particularly the kind that is not all that healthy for you. Baking has always been a passion of mine, and in my opinion, something I am good at.

Recently, I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance and lactose intolerance. FML. I really thought my life was over. Like, why should I carry on when I can’t eat cookies, cakes, muffins, scones, cheesecake, cheese, ice cream, icing, brownies, tarts, pies, fritters, danishes, doughnuts, and well, anything else good in the world? (Did I miss anything?)

I cried when I found out, and continue to mope about my current predicament. If you are familiar with the stages of grief, I am presently still bouncing around between denial, anger, bargaining and depression. I think it may take me some time to reach acceptance, if that is, in fact, possible. However, I am planning to strap on my big girl pants (I only have one pair of those, and they are buried somewhere in the pit of my closet….Unlike my patience pants, of which I have several pairs readily available, though I seem to be forgetting those at home these days too.), and create some beautiful and unique recipes for others to enjoy, because another thing about me is that I like making people happy! And what makes people happier than baked goodies?? Good Question Lizzy. The answer is alcohol! That is usually the answer to most life problems, but in this instance, such an answer is acutely fitting. I plan to create some masterful recipes involving booze-infused baked goods and in turn, perhaps I will earn a (gluten-free, yummy-free) beer for my blog posting. Sounds like a win-win to me!

I promise I will test my booze inspired recipes on my little sister, who is just as snobby as me when it comes to baked goods, and if the goods suck, well, I can say, “Sister’s mad and I’m glad.”

Until next time, with a delish (hopefully!) recipe for Fireball Ginger Crinkle Cookies,

-Lizzy