
April Vokey's The World Through Your Eyes is the Outdoors Story We Need Right Now
April Vokey’s debut children’s book, The World Through Your Eyes, follows Addie outdoors—reminding us how wonder, curiosity, and nature begin.


These raw bars are filled with ingredients you can actually pronounce and will fill you up for those on the go days. Feel free to change up the nuts or seeds to create your own personalized bars. (We like exchanging the pecans for walnuts and have also substituted hemp seeds for the black flax). There are so many options! Make your own combination and be sure to tag us in your posts! 1 cup pecans 1/3 cup chia seeds 1/3 cup ground golden flax seeds 1/3 cup black flax seeds ¼ cup no sugar a

Ingredients 2 oz Pisco 1 oz Fresh lime juice ½ oz Simple syrup 1 Pasteurized egg white Garnish Lime wheel 1 dash cocktail bitters Instructions Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel on the edge and drop one dash of bitters in the center of the cocktail before serving. Pisco is a light-colored spirit similar to grappa. It is produced by distilling the grape pomace and wine after fermentation has oc

In 1996, Freddy Bensch was a recent graduate with an environmental science degree in his pocket, and big passions for craft beer and exploring the great outdoors. A road trip with his best friend, Kevin, and dog, Badger, took him eastbound. His truck broke down in Atlanta; arguably the most fortuitous inconvenience of his life. This was during the 1996 Olympics, and Atlanta was positively humming with excitement. In addition to the southern ladies, Freddy was enamored by the city’s natural reso

Ingredients 1 large onion 8 oz fresh shitake mushrooms 4 oz white button mushrooms 4 oz cremini mushrooms 1 tsp sugar 3 tsp olive oil divided 4 oz goat cheese Salt and pepper to taste Garlic Aioli 2 cloves garlic 2 pasteurized egg yolks 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp white wine vinegar ½ cup virgin olive oil Pinch of salt Steps Preheat oven to 525 degrees. Thinly slice the onions and place in a cool frying pan with the sugar, 2 tsp of olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Turn the pan to medium low

Makes 4 drinks Ingredients 1 Apple, cored and cut into wedges 1 tsp Water 1 tsp Granulated sugar 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/8 tsp Ground dried ginger 1/2 tsp Fresh squeezed lemon juice 4 onces Bourbon 1 bottle Prosecco or Champagne Garnish Thinly sliced apple Cinnamon stick Fresh ground nutmeg Instructions Combine apple, water, sugar, lemon juice, and spices in a blender. Blend until smooth. Place a heaping tablespoon of the apple puree into the bottom of each champagne flute. Add 1 once of bourbon t

A southern American tradition that is as synonymous with the south as moonshine, biscuits and gravy, and country ham. Learn how to make your own country wine. It's easier than you think. What comes to mind when you hear muscadine wine? Does it remind you of the lyrics in a country song? A syrupy sweet drink? Small town USA? Muscadine grapes can be found growing wild throughout the southeastern and south-central United States and have an unforgettable flavor. Some say they have a hint of honey

Ingredients 1.5 oz Rutte Dry Gin .75 oz Applejack .25 oz Lemon Juice 2 dashes Homemade Grenadine 1 Pasteurized Egg White Optional Heavy Cream Garnish Maraschino Cherry Directions In your favorite cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients over cracked ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker frosts up. Double strain into cocktail glass of your choice and garnish. Serve straight up. Grenadine 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Pomegranite Juice 1 TBL

Ingredients 1 oz Melborne Gin Company Dry Gin 1 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth 1 oz Aperol Aperitivo 3 Dashes Fee Brothers Orange Bitters 1/16 tsp Sugar 1 Thick Orange Slice Garnish Orange Zest Directions In your favorite cocktail shaker, muddle the orange, sugar, and the bitters, taking care not to crush the rind of the orange. Add ice to the shaker, and build the cocktail by combing the gin, vermouth, and aperol. Shake the cocktail vigorously, and double strain into a c

Located on the main thoroughfare in Hot Springs, Arkansas is the most unusual story. It combines a U.S. national park, a hot spring, and some really great craft beer. It was just by happenstance that I came across a woman-owned brewery called Superior Bathhouse Brewery. There are many things that make this brewery exceptionally interesting, including being the only brewery inside of a national park, being located inside a bathhouse, and the only one in the world (that we could find) using therma

Ingredients 2 Servings 2 cups Almond Milk 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 2 Graham Crackers Crushed 2 tbsp Local Honey 1/4 cup Chocolate Syrup 1/4 cup Chocolate Pudding Mix 4 oz Brandy 1 oz Grand Marnier Garnish Marshmallows Directions Heat milk in medium sauce pan. Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips in microwave. Dip the rim of your mugs in the melted chocolate and crushed graham crackers, and set aside. Add remaining melted chocolate to milk, along with honey and chocolate syrup, and whisk

As she pauses to acknowledge the river rolling around her knees, she hears a fish slap the water. She smiles, opens her fly box and envisions that fish filling up her net. She’s a teenage girl, and her only concern for the day is exploring a river and being detached from the world; something she’s begun to crave. She’s not worrying about what she looks like, counting all the ways she isn’t adding up or fearing what her friends are doing without her. She doesn’t know that this river time is rela

2 oz Dry Fly Vodka 1 tbsp Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice 1/2 tsp Fine Sugar 1/16 tsp Quinine Powder 2 dashes Orange Bitters Top Club Soda Garnish Half Lemon Round To Build this Cocktail Fill your favorite cocktail shaker with high quality, large cubes of ice. Add vodka, lemon juice, quinine powder, sugar and bitters. Shake the cocktail till chilled. Double strain into a chilled old fashion glass with fresh ice. Top with club soda and garnish. Immediately head to your nearest porch and enjoy.