Category: Cocktails

  • pink cocktail with blood orange and rosemary as garnish

    Virtual Holiday Party Cocktails and Mocktails

    The holidays in 2020. What does that even look like? Did all of your holiday parties turn into virtual Zoom parties, too? Enter 2020 and the virtual holiday party! If so, you’ll need a fun way to still be able to celebrate with all of your favorite people. Have you ever been in a Zoom…

  • Violet Syrup

    Fresh Violet Syrup

    Use this fresh violet syrup in an array of recipes: Popsicles, cocktails, or on top of pancakes! A very good friend of mine made some violet syrup and had way too many jars of it. She gave me two of the extra jars and I immediately fell in love. I knew right away what I…

  • Basil Pomegranate Cocktail

    This pomegranate cocktail is a perfect last-minute valentine’s day drink!  No one should feel bad today! If you’re single, have a drink (or two) and celebrate your freedom! If you’re dating someone or you are in a long-term relationship, feel free to share. Either way, you have a really tasty drink in your hands. I…

  • Blood Orange Rosemary Cocktail

    With the sweet tang of blood orange and aromatic rosemary, this is the perfect cocktail with vodka, even if you’re more of a bourbon fan at heart! I started a personal photography project titled “leftovers” in which I eat food and then take photos and style whatever is left. There is something so satisfying to…

  • Rosemary Infused Simple Syrup

    This is not brain surgery. Or rocket science. The word simple is in the title for a reason. I have no claim to this recipe or idea but I thought it might be useful so here it is: Rosemary Infused Simple Syrup! This will take you less than 5 minutes in prep work and you…

  • Raspberry Riesling Sorbet Float

    Picking fruit is always a sobering experience. There is no guesswork as to where your food is coming from like there is when you pick up a plastic see through the container at a grocery store. It’s a different shopping experience, one I can stand behind. It takes more time and effort but being able…

  • Bourbon Root Beer Float

    Bourbon Root Beer Float

    This is a perfect dessert-like cocktail and I never met a bourbon, or ice cream for that matter, that I didn’t like. Booze and ice cream are always perfect together. Comfort at its finest! After I scooped the ice cream into my mug, I poured the bourbon and the root beer over top. Then I…

  • two clear glasses filled with blueberry slush

    Blueberry Mango Wine Slushy

    This Blueberry Mango Wine Slushy is so easy to make and it is a cool treat when the mid-July 90 degree weather hits. You can’t beat it!  Two weeks ago I went to a wine tasting at my friend’s wine store. I walked from table to table and tried the different wines. I knew I…