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A Few of My Favorite Things
Last night was one of those typical mid-week evenings when you have nothing planned except for an easy dinner, walk the dog, watch a show and then off to bed. But then after a brief text exchange at 5:07pm, the night quickly turns into something special…
Frozen Pineapple Serrano Margarita
As the last vestiges of summer fade away in the cooling night air, I took one more crack at a new margarita recipe this year, and came up with a really tasty one…
SubLime Frozen Strawberry Margarita
With 2 full cups of blended fresh fruits (and no sugar), this frozen strawberry margarita is perfectly sweet, and possibly the healthiest cocktail you’ll have all year. So pull out the blender, and take this old classic to new levels!
Lip-Smacking Lemonade
Some of my fondest summer memories as a kid living in the Hudson River Valley were going to the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, NY…
Bees Knees Old Fashioned
For our version of the Old Fashioned, we use a honey-water simple syrup in place of the more traditional sugar cube for the sweet component. Depending on what type of honey you like, it can impart wonderfully subtle notes of floral, fruit, vegetal or wood, etc. that never overpower the whiskey, but simply add to the complexity of the cocktail…
Fernet y Coca con Limon
Let me first say that I discovered this devilishly simple recipe back in 2018 when I came across an outstanding article in VinePair called Argentina’s Beloved, Two-Ingredient Cocktail Transcends Age, Class, and Economic Turmoil by Tim McKirdy. Unlike my own silly ramblings, this is a real honest-to-goodness post that gets you right from the get-go with his wonderfully titillating headline…
Paloma Perfección
Ahhhh, Southern Baja in one of the easy-breeziest parts of Mexico. Last year for my 50th birthday, we took a road-trip to the various beach towns along the southern peninsula. It seemed like wherever we went to go snorkeling & scuba-diving in Cabo Pulmo, finding a hidden beach spot at Playa Balandra outside of La Paz, or perusing the shops in Todo Santos, all the towns bars featured the classic Paloma—light, refreshing & absolutely delicious.
Peachy Fuzz Fizze
There’s a lovely cocktail bar in Santa Cruz called 515 Kitchen & Cocktails. There’s a comfy cozy bar upstairs that serves up divine cocktails, and the tight knit energy up there is equally as special. Upon one trip there a few moons ago, I had the most brilliant flavor combinations in a cocktail…
Best Chai Mixer (in the World)
Wow, that’s a BIG statement! I mean, really!?!? The best chai mix in the world? Totally ridiculous, unsubstantiated, unfounded, and pretty much any other “un” you can think of. Yes, yes, that’s all probably an overstatement, but I will tell you that I am and have been a crazy chai fanatic for about a decade and a half…
Go-Go-Grapefruit Cocktail
There’s a wonderful cocktail bar & eatery in Edwards, CO (in the town just west of Beaver Creek Ski Resort) called The Rose. They have one of my all-time favorite cocktails called the General Lee…
SubLime Citrus Margarita
I have been making & refining this margarita recipe for over 20 years. Sure, it takes a little more work then cracking open one of those craft can cocktails or pouring a bottled margarita mixer into tequila, but it’s SOOOO worth it— trust me!…