{"id":10713,"date":"2012-06-11T18:16:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T23:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=10713"},"modified":"2012-06-11T18:32:14","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T23:32:14","slug":"its-brewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=10713","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Brewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Yes, I&#8217;m brewing something. \u00a0It&#8217;s not moonshine, although I <em>do<\/em> live in Kentucky where I could probably hunt down a recipe for it in about five minutes flat. \u00a0And, no, I&#8217;m not brewing beer. \u00a0Coffee? \u00a0Nope, I&#8217;m not a coffee drinker.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/06\/11\/its-brewing\/img_2610\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10714\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10714\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2610-605x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2610-605x1024.jpg 605w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2610.jpg 1643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It&#8217;s the vanilla extract!! \u00a0A few weeks ago I wrote about receiving some vanilla beans in the mail from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beanilla.com\/\">Beanilla<\/a>, and I took you through the <a title=\"I Am Making Vanilla Extract\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/05\/22\/i-made-vanilla-extract\/\">process of getting it started<\/a>. \u00a0Well, today I thought it was time to give you a peak at its progress. \u00a0It has been hidden away in a cabinet in our <a title=\"Our New Kitchen Pantry Reveal\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/06\/12\/our-new-pantry-reveal\/\">pantry<\/a>, and I have been religiously and gently shaking it.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/06\/11\/its-brewing\/img_2605\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10715\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10715\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2605-897x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2605-897x1024.jpg 897w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2605-283x323.jpg 283w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2605.jpg 1713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It is far from being done, but it is looking a lot more like vanilla extract than it did when I first introduced the vodka to the vanilla beans.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/06\/11\/its-brewing\/img_2515-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10716\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10716\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2515-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2515-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2515-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">This is the &#8220;getting to know you stage&#8221; when I first put the two together. \u00a0I put them beside the cookies so they could see what they could become if they get along and play nicely with each other.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/06\/11\/its-brewing\/img_2606\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10717\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10717\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2606-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2606-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2606-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">They&#8217;ve been dating for three weeks now and are feeling comfortable with each other. \u00a0It is pretty evident to me that it will al be &#8220;A Go&#8221; by Thanksgiving, and I&#8217;ll be using my homemade vanilla when baking the holiday goodies.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/06\/11\/its-brewing\/img_2608\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10718\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10718\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2608-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2608-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_2608-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Meanwhile, Jordan has been busy traveling for work and hasn&#8217;t had the chance to get her vanilla started yet. \u00a0But, that&#8217;s okay. \u00a0She still has plenty of time for it to brew before the holidays. \u00a0(Yikes, I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m thinking about the holidays)!!!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">*****<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>The vanilla beans were provided, but we were not paid to write this post.<\/p>\n<p>Linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i142.photobucket.com\/albums\/r87\/mmoo1978\/LindaBtn.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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