To Deseed and juice a pomegranate can seem like a daunting task, but I am here to let you know how to turn those beautiful jewels into beautiful juice! It’s rather simple actually and only requires a bowl, water, and something…
Category: Craft and Cocktails
Cranberry Spiced Clarified Milk Punch
Clarifying cocktails is not new around here. Well, on Craft & Cocktails anyway. If you are new here you may not quite know what clarified cocktails are, no worries here is a break down of the science behind the magic.…
Easy Affordable Floral Centerpiece for Thanksgiving
Setting the perfect table to highlight the Thanksgiving feast can be a tad stressful. Do you go formal or casual? Linens, no linens? Place cards or no? One year I hosted 16 people and along with a the turkey, sides,…
Smoked Cinnamon Apple Sparkling Sangria
These Smoked Cinnamon Apple Sparkling Sangrias are a crowd pleaser! Smoked Cinnamon adds a much richer baking spice note to this sangria as well as making a great presentation for your guests served to them smoldering. Mix-up a pitcher of…
Under The Sea- Little Mermaid Cocktail with Seaweed
Is it any surprise that The Little Mermaid was my favorite movie when I was little? With my hair color being what it is and all ; ) According to my mom I watched it 3 hours a day and…
Everything Seasoning Martini and Tini Toast
It’s been a rough week. Either globally or nationally with the the stem rolling from the Senate to elect Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court. Let’s not get into the rage headache I’ve had for the past week. I am also…
Fruity Pebbles Clarified Milk Punch
I recently made Clarified Milk Punch to try this by gone method of preserving drinks and I am now smitten with making (and drinking!) them. You can clarify just about any cocktail that has an acidic component like…
Berry Sherry Cobbler
I have waxed and waned on my love of sherry many times. My first introduction with sherry was reading Edgar Allen Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado in 9th grade. And then I didn’t come across it again for another 12 years unfortunately. I saw amontillado sherry on a spirits list at a cocktail bar in San Francisco…
Pineapple Clarified Milk Punch- How to Clarify Cocktails
If asked my favorite way to have my drinks it would be silky and crystal, crystal clear. To get crystal clear drink does not require magic, but rather a little science and milk, yup milk! You may have noticed the…
Angostura Swizzle Royale & Matcha Swizzle Recipe
Who doesn’t love a good swizzle?! I sure can’t resist them! Swizzles are, as the Trader Vic once observed, “the most delightful form of anesthesia given out today.” Cheers to that! If you have not been blessed with sipping on a swizzle…