Beverages

Lavender Lemonade Martini

My daughter was out with friends one night and came home with instructions, “You have to make this drink I had!” It was like a lemon drop martini but with lavender infused vodka. That was sometime this past winter and I wasn’t inclined to make that effort until summer when I thought it just seemed [...]

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Leopold Brothers Tart Cherry Liqueur

I love this liqueur! I recently sampled it at a Spirits tasting held by a local cheese shop and now it’s a sure thing to become a staple in my bar. It’s great on the rocks but my favorite way to serve it is adding it to my ‘house’ sparking wine, Cristalino Brut Cava which [...]

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St. Supéry Endive, Pear & Goat Cheese Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

I love the wines from St. Supéry. I’ve been the lucky recipient of some of their wines and love the experience of tasting the wine with one of their own recipes. Technorati Tags: citrus, goat cheese, pear, Salads, sauvignon blanc, st supery, vinaigrette

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Cranberry Liqueur

I always make my Christmas gifts; well, except for my kids who would just die if I gave them a basket of homemade goodies! Each year is a greater challenge to make something more unique than the last and this year I wanted to my my own liqueur (yes, I spelled the name wrong; oh [...]

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Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

I love this drink from Starbucks Signature Line of Hot Chocolates; for those who love the combination of sweet and salty; this is one drink to try. The hot chocolate is smooth, creamy, thicker than a lot of hot chocolates and very rich; it’s really best served with Fleur De Sel salt; using regular table salt [...]

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The Strawberry Muddle

Strawberry Muddle - sweetened sparkling wine with strawberries and lemon

This drink was featured in the July ’09 issue of Bon Appetit; my personal food bible! I had just received the magazine and was having friends over for a cocktail and luckily had the fruit on hand along with some sparkling wine I always use in place of Champagne when mixing for cocktails. The drink [...]

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The BEST Fresh Margarita

The first touch of warm weather and I start to think of Margaritas. I love wine, but this cocktail is a summer mainstay; and expected by friends when they do a patio visit! You really can shortcut the recipe by using limeade and lemonade as indicated, but do the longer version if possible; it’s really [...]

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White Peach Sangria

I’ve often had Sangria made with red wine and it’s been OK but I’ve never really been a big fan. Funny thing is I prefer red wine but for Sangria, prefer this one made with white wine; courtesy Chef Bobby Flay. A perfect drink for summer get barbecues. Technorati Tags: brandy, orange, peach, sangria

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Mojito

I love the refreshing taste of this cocktail. Add to that, the fact that I always have ingredients on hand; one way to use the abundant mint I get from my only plant. So easy too! Technorati Tags: cointreau, mint, mojito, rum

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Lemon Drop Martini

I used to meet a friend of mine for drinks EVERY Friday night at my favorite local restaurant (now I can call is my hangout I guess). He always had a vodka martini and I varied each week. Sometimes wine, sometimes a Cosmopolitan but recently I’ve loved their Lemon Drop Martini. Never happy to HAVE [...]