Fall can go by in a flurry. Even during a year when we have all slowed down considerably, it seems like we went right from Halloween to Holiday/Christmas so dang quickly. I like to savor fall and enjoy easing into…
Tag: winter
Cranberry Ginger Sparkler
Sometimes you just don’t want to put the effort into making a complicated cocktail, but still enjoy a delicious sip. A French 75 meets Poinsettia with a kick of ginger, this Cranberry Ginger Sparkler is an easy, but festive drink to…
Mixed Citrus Margaritas for Margarita Day Learn to make a squash syrup (no, not the vegetable!)
This post was made in partnership with Tequila Cazadores. Recipes and ideas are my own. We have a tangelo tree in our backyard. It’s the only citrus tree that has not succumbed to years of neglect in the jungle outside…
Partridge In A Cherry Tree cocktail
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me this Partridge in A Cherry Tree cocktail! Or at least I hope he does! This cheery winter sipper is cherry forward, flecked with chocolate given way to bright…
Coconut Tawny Port Steamer
THE GIFT OF CHEERS I always love finding and giving the perfect gifts. I spend a lot of time every year getting each person I love just the right present that suits their style and taste. But sometimes there are…
Blackberry Blood Orange Amaro Sangria
SECRET INGREDIENT This fall/winter red wine sangria features a secret ingredient that gives it a great mouth feel and adds a complex depth of flavor not often found in sangria: Amaro! This Blackberry Blood Orange Amaro Sangria is infused with…
Mulled Wine French 75
’Tis the season for bubbly & mulled wine! I combined two classic holiday drinks in this Mulled Wine French 75 with sparkling wine and a mulled spice syrup. It’s a much brighter interpretation of mulled wine, served chilled with luscious…
Mulling Spice Syrup for Cocktails
A mulling spice syrup to mix into cocktails. Add to heated wine for an instant mulled wine or shake up into chilled cocktails to add the fragrant, warm baking spices to your seasonal flips, sours, highballs, and Old Fashioneds like…
Apple Cider Doughnut Old Fashioned
DOUGNUTS Cakey, crumbly, cinnamony Apple Cider Doughnuts are a thing of beauty. Some of my fondest memories when I was little was visiting the local farms in south Jersey in the fall. Wandering through pumpkin patches picking the right plump…
Apple Cider Syrup for Cocktails
An apple cider syrup made for mixing into cocktails to add a hint of warming baking spices scented with apple. Apple cider is used in place of water in this syrup which punches up the flavor. Recipe used in: Apple…