5 September 2014
Tiramisu Martini
It's a good day when free ice cream shows up in the mail, wouldn't you say? What happened was that the nice folks at Breyers contacted me to let me know about (...)
4 December 2014
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Martini
I like my sweets salty and my salty snacks sweet. In other words, I'm obsessed with chocolate covered pretzels. Anytime I find myself in a gourmet treat store, (...)
23 October 2014
Pumpkin Cheesecake Martini
In case you were concerned that we're already more than a week into October and there haven't been any pumpkin cocktails, rest easy. We like our pumpkins in (...)
18 December 2014
Hot Buttered Rum Nog
Not gonna lie. The first time I heard about hot buttered rum I thought the idea sounded nauseating. But over the years, whenever I heard the term, I started (...)
23 October 2014
Pear and bourbon ginger snap
The other day I was poaching pears in a ginger syrup for a cheese course dish and the aroma was intoxicating. Even the next morning, my kitchen still a light (...)
28 November 2014
Hot Cocoa Martini
So Thanksgiving is over. You've feasted and indulged and slept it off. And chances are you have some leftovers in the fridge to last throughout the long (...)
15 August 2014
Cheesecake Martini
Yesterday was National Cheesecake Day and I celebrated with several dozen of my fellow food bloggers. We each made our own perfect version of cheesecake and my (...)
15 August 2014
Rummy Pistachio Milkshake
Last week I had the good, and tasty, fortune to sample a new line of Häagen-Dazs gelato flavors. Yes, I realize it's a tough job but I'm only doing it for all (...)
8 January 2015
Bourbon, Apple and Ginger Sour
I was doing a new year's cleaning around here and that included the dreaded refrigerator clear out. Fortunately there was no year-old Chinese food container (...)
12 December 2014
Cranberry Gin Fizz
If it's December, there must be a bag of cranberries in my refrigerator at all times. So many delicious possibilities. Cranberry sauce, cranberry bread or my (...)
25 December 2014
Spiked and Spicy Hot Chocolate
Happy Christmas! Even though it's not my holiday, I can't help but enjoy the music and lights and festivities of this beautiful season. And, of course, the (...)
15 August 2014
S'mores Martini
Summer and s'mores just go together. The smell of roasted, slightly burned marshmallows conjures up memories of summer camp and long lazy kid days. Of course, (...)
28 August 2014
Frozen Apricot Daiquiri
I love farmers markets and big displays of fresh produce and it's one of the many reasons to love summer. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of bags of (...)
18 September 2014
Frozen Fluffernutter Martini
When I was a little girl, there were only two kinds of kid-approved sandwiches and both involved peanut butter. The classic PB&J, of course, and the (...)
13 March 2014
Lemon Meringue Martini
This drink dates back to when we finally broke down and bought our first bottle of whipped vodka. We scoffed at first but suddenly all these vodka brands were (...)
20 March 2014
Springtime Martini
Hooray for the first day of spring! It may take a little while longer for the snow to melt and the cherry blossoms to flower but I'm happy nonetheless. This (...)
