Breaking away from the day to day
Weekend is almost here and it’s PARTY time! Well, we don’t party like we used to all the time, but in this house a nice cocktail is enjoyed while hanging around before we go out to dinner or when we go to friends’ houses. We like to mix it up (pun totally intended) with our…
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…… Kids are out of school and the water is fine. Time to sit in the lounge chairs and enjoy a Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade Cocktail while the kids frolick in the sprinklers and throw water balloons! Or maybe your kids want to have a lemonade stand in the front yard…just…
So Labor Day is coming up fast…and I can’t wait to just sit around and DO NOTHING. They should really call it “No Labor” Day… I was searching in my refrigerator for some yummy ingredients to mix into cocktails this weekend, and I have an abundance of coconut water (my new obsession) and some bottles…
This Easter I’ll be hangin’ with my “peeps”…candy that is! Here is a martini with those yummy little marshmallow guys….YUMMERS! Why do kids get all the fun?! Marshmallow Peep Martini Recipe and photo courtesy of SheKnows Makes 1 Ingredients: 1-1/2 ounces fluffed marshmallow vodka 1/2 ounce vanilla syrup, plus extra for rim 1 ounce cream…
If April showers are said to bring May flowers, then with this cocktail, you’re going to want to let it pour down! April Rain Ingredients: Recipe courtesy of About.com Cocktails 2oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. dry vermouth1/2 oz. lime juicelime peel for garnish Preparations: Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.Shake well.Strain into a…
As a teacher, I received boxes of chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day. Aside from vegging on the couch with my favorite chick flick, I’ll never be able to eat all of those wonderful calories! Why not drink them? Thanks to the good folks at Happy Hour Magazine, I now know what to do with all…
What do you think of when I say “Thanksgiving?” I think of family, friends and FOOD!! Usually, there is SO much food that I don’t save room for dessert. I am a fan of pumpkin pie, but after eating, I won’t eat the pie until the next day. Here’s a way that I can have…
Goblins and Ghouls and……Martinis…..Oh my! I LOVE Halloween! I love dressing up, decorating, and visiting haunted houses (even though I don’t want to go in!). For the month of October, I will feature a new “creepy” cocktail! Bottoms up! Eyeball Martini Ingredients: 3 oz. vodka or ginDash dry vermouthOlive stuffed radish Preparation: Pour ingredients into…
When it’s hot outside and we are relaxing by the pool, it’s nice to have a frosty cocktail to sip on and enjoy. Anything that will help to combat this heat is welcomed. One of my favorites is the Pink Salty Dog Cocktail. This grapefruit refresher is so yummy and not overly tart. To prep…
I love olives! They are yummy. And after soaking in an alcohol bath for a while, they are even better! That’s why a Dirty Martini is for me; alcohol with a pure olive taste. Dirty Martini (recipe from www.Allrecipes.com) Ingredients 6 fluid ounces vodka 1 dash dry vermouth 1 fluid ounce brine from…
