Category: Drinks
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Tips for Choosing the Right Drinks for Your Dinner Party
A big part of getting your dinner party plans just right is serving drinks. It’s what a lot of your guests will be coming for, aside from the wonderful company of course. Choosing the right drinks and keeping them flowing are jobs that you’ll need to take care of as the host, so how can […]
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Making The Best Possible Coffee In Your Kitchen
It’s no secret that coffee shops charge a small fortune for the drinks they offer. Often being equivalent to the price of a meal in some places, it can be hard for normal people to justify spending like this, even when they find themselves relying on coffee to get up each day. Instead, most will […]
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Summer Cocktails: Blended Pineapple Mojito
There are a couple things I really enjoy about a vacation–having someone else do the cooking once in a while and summer cocktails. We spent this past week in the Florida Keys celebrating our 10th anniversary, and I got to enjoy both, someone else cooking and summer cocktails. Granted, there are plenty of waterfront restaurants […]
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Summer Cocktails: Florida Cider Caipirinha
In Florida, everyone will tell you that “it’s not the heat; it’s the humidity,” and that may very well be true. However, regardless of heat or humidity, summer is prime time for cocktails…cool, crisp, refreshing cocktails! I’ve often said that I eat and drink my way around the world, and through my travels, I’ve come […]
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Summer Cocktails: Coco-Mango Cocktail
The state of our world these days is depressing. Many of us are torn between homeschooling and sending our kids back to school. Many of us continue to shelter in place. Many of us need a break. Many of us need a cocktail to cool off and relax. The Coco-Mango Cocktail is a fruity, but […]
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Summer Cocktails: Creamy Guava Summer Punch
Guavas…you either love ’em or you hate ’em. There really is no in between. In Florida, where guavas grow wild, the fruit has devoted followers and heirloom growers and even some who, as a dear friend has said on more than one occasion, won’t eat something that a “cat would bury.” As polarizing as guavas […]
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Summer Cocktails: Sunset Wine-tini
We may not be able to travel as we’d like, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our vacation cocktails. In fact, enjoying these summer cocktails while watching the sunset from the backyard may be just what we need. For this summer cocktail, we’re taking some pretty common ingredients and turning them into an uncommonly […]
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Summer Cocktails: Summer Breeze Cranberry Punch
This new summer cocktail meets all the requirements–it’s served over ice, fizzy from the champagne, citrus-y from limoncello, and thanks to Cape Cod Select Cranberries, it’s deliciously sweet & tart.
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Summer Cocktails: The Perfect Pina Colada
Happy National Pina Colada Day! I’ve always loved a good pina colada. However, finding the perfect, homemade pina colada, that doesn’t rely on some overly sweet, “flavored” mix, is sometimes difficult. Last year, we ventured to Havana for Memorial Day weekend, and I found the perfect pina colada, and it right there in my Air […]
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Summer Cocktails: Triple Berry Cosmo-Rita with 3Daughters Key Lime Cider
When challenged with creating a cocktail using Wish Farms berries, I knew that I needed to stay true to my roots and true to my palate. I knew that I needed a simple drink that was easy to prepare, but one that could wow a crowd. My solution…create a hybrid–marry together two famous cocktails in […]