AI in the Kitchen
Batchin' for a Party
Playing with AI is the most fun I’ve ever had learning a new tool. A few weeks ago, I had a convo with an AI on how to batch a custom cocktail recipe for a family birthday party. Great help for a career housewife with a well-stocked liquor cabinet, her own home brewed and bottled elderflower concoction waiting in the fridge, and some clever, lip-smacking recipes, hobby crafted by son and DIL.
The AI advised me on which brand of gin to use, embraced my homemade elderflower champagne, and approved of its rosemary and pomegranate garnish. Then, it followed up with a nifty idea for fancy ice cubes to go along with it.
Granted, if I were a food stylist, those pomegranate seeds would be tweezed with those rosemary leaves in such a way as to create a perfectly lovely … something. But no matter. I’m more unhappy with the poor lighting in the photograph than the haphazard arrangement of ingredients. And they looked pretty cool in the glass, too.
Suffice to say that the concoction was a hit at our family party — a refreshing accompaniment to our usual take out pizza (kid friendly). It poured easily from the pitcher, over plenty of ice, and we might have even finished the whole batch.
Whether I make it again or not will depend on the upcoming elderflower season and my timing in getting to their canyon growing spot. If I’m late reaching them, there are always the elderberries for wine (never tried that) or a raw honey-laden medicinal syrup. Mom, nature and AI make a pretty good team.