And here it is - elegant and refined Southern front porch 'sipping' at its best; so say hello to the Spiced Blood Orange Sour. This post, originally published in November of 2018, is now updated February, 2021. Enjoy! PIN The Spiced Blood Orange Sour to shake up later! Conflicted about shaking this libation up...
Cocktails
A Cajun Piñata
This sweet and refreshing Tequila cocktail will have you relaxed and feeling 'quite festive' in no time at all. Shake them by the glass, or mix a pitcher and refrigerate so it's available for the pour, you know...when it becomes necessary! PIN A Cajun Piñata Why A Cajun Piñata? Well, I came up with the...
A Blackberry-Rosemary Vodka & Soda
End-of-summer blackberries give this cocktail a unique seasonal pizzazz. For this drink, I especially like a flavored vodka with subtle notes of citrus and floral, but you can use plain vodka if it suits you better. Searching for that perfect cocktail to ride through quarantine with? An Iced Apricot Bourbon Fizz A Summertime...
A Sloppy Rita with Butter-Griddled Pineapple
Do you get the feeling I am pushing the quarantine cocktails? You would be correct! I didn't bother pouring this version of a Margarita into anything more than a 20 ounce plastic cup. Oh, don't get me wrong, it's worthy of a cocktail glass, but my family and I are still porch-partying at home....
An Iced Apricot Bourbon Fizz
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A chilled summertime bourbon cocktail using fresh muddled apricots, simple syrup, and elderflower liqueur. Guaranteed to aide in keeping you chill during this, the summer of quasi-continued self quarantine,...
A Summertime Sherry Colada
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Sherry, an idiosyncratic Spanish wine whose tradition spans 3,000 years. I am just going to refer to it as a Summertime Sherry Colada because I really do not know...
A Perfect Margarita Cocktail
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A Perfect Margarita Cocktail quenches the thirst like no other. The weekend is nearing so I ask, ‘what is your cocktail plan?’ A Perfect Margarita Cocktail begins with a...
The Manhattan Cocktail
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 The American 1860's Tincture Fashionable Still The Manhattan Cocktail is the 1860s tincture, fashionable still, the architect however remains of rumored origin. Regardless of its maker, New Year's Day celebrations...
A Polynesian Snow Angel
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A rum-based grog such as this is reserved for the most exhausted of hosts and hostesses, and is deservedly dispensed from a tropical partner in crime, the Tiki. A...
The Soul Train, A Tequila And Cardamom Cocktail
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 The Soul Train is a tequila and cardamom cocktail that yields an unexpected but astoundingly refreshing combination. The Soul Train is a tequila and cardamom cocktail that yields...
A Sunsational Hard Peach Tea Cocktail
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 I’m stirring up a batch of WOW, and you’re going to be in on it! You will want to grab THE BIGGEST pitcher you’ve got in the house for...
Orange Simple Syrup
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A simple syrup is just equal parts granulated sugar and water. It can be used to sweeten iced tea and cocktails, and add moisture to cakes and other desserts. Making...
Strawberry Rhubarb Soother
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 The Strawberry Rhubarb Soother came out of visiting a local distillery, engaged in some sampling, bought a bottle, and returned home inspired. I still had a bevy of fresh...
Pirates Punch
Pirates Punch is the epitome of what it means to take a refreshment. Sweet and fruity, it tastes just like the tropics. On a recent trip down the coast to Amelia Island, Florida, I had the pleasure of ordering a pitcher of this iced delight for the friends at my table. The drink was so smooth...
