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champagne

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Orange Cranberry Bundt CakeFeatured

Several flavors come to mind when I think of the holidays: oranges, apples, cinnamon, cranberries, and nutmeg. Those flavors, combined or separate, always make me think of snowy evenings, crackling fires, and plenty of presents under the tree. They make…

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Harry’s Pick-Me-UpFeatured

Have you noticed that over the past few years, certain food and beverages have been getting their own special days? I’m not kidding. There are even websites listing all the different days and which food, sweet treat or drink should…

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Jimmie Roosevelt Cocktail

Today is New Year’s Eve! In other years that would have meant nights on the town and kissing the person you love on a dance floor as the ball drops. But this year with the Delta and Omicron variants raging,…

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Air Mail CocktailFeatured

Now that the world is opening up again, all of us are booking vacations! I mean after being stuck in your house/town for the past 15 months don’t you want to get away? I know I do! It doesn’t matter…

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Champagne Bowler

With Passover this weekend and Easter next weekend, it seems like the perfect time to break out the spring cocktails. What’s a spring cocktail? Drinks with bubbles and/or fruit. I love a good spring or summer drink. As the weather…

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Boothby Cocktail

The Golden Globes are Sunday! The beginning of what would normally be a long awards season. Unfortunately now the Oscars, Grammys and all other awards have been moved to April, which means award season has gotten even longer. What’s worse,…

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One Minute Before Midnight

I know today is Christmas, but that means that New Year’s Eve is next Thursday, and if there’s one thing we all need this New Year’s Eve, it’s champagne. While there may not be a lot to celebrate this year,…

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Corpse Reviver #3

Since tomorrow is Halloween I wanted to get at least one spooky cocktail up before the holiday. Unfortunately I’ve done almost all the classic Halloween cocktails from the Bloody Mary to the Zombie. So, trying to find another classic drink…

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Lemon Champagne Punch

New Year’s Eve is next week and for this holiday, champagne is an absolute must! While I have absolutely no problem drinking my champagne straight out of a coupe or flute, I prefer including it in a cocktail. My first…

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Splendid Spritz

Since summer officially starts next week, I wanted to whip up a cocktail that would be the perfect summer sipper. Something light, something bubbly, something that you could drink at breakfast, lunch or dinner. What kind of cocktail does all…

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Death in the Afternoon cocktail

With October first being Monday, that means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween. I know it may seem early, but I have plenty of friends who have already started decorating their houses. There are cobwebs, skeletons, ghosts, tombstones and…

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