Sunday is the Academy Awards, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve already got your plans all set. I used to get together with my mom, order in Chinese and watch from the opening monologue all the way to best picture. But these days I tend to party it up. We’ll invite a few people… Continue reading Seelbach Cocktail
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Royal Purple Cooler
New Year’s Eve is Sunday and there’s nothing more I love than a good party. It doesn’t matter if I’m going out or staying in, as long as there’s good music and great friends, I’m happy. But music and friends aren’t the only key to a good party. You also need food and drink. This… Continue reading Royal Purple Cooler
Porto Flip
During the holidays I prefer three kinds of cocktails. Thick and frothy, hot or sparkling. No matter which way I go, they’re always rich, delicious and the perfect kind of drink to have during these festive times. If the drink is warm, it’s usually a spiked spiced cider, if it’s sparkling, champagne is probably one… Continue reading Porto Flip
Bellini
There’s no cocktail more popular on Mother’s Day than the Mimosa, and while it’s a delicious brunch or breakfast choice, there’s a champagne cocktail I like even more. The Bellini. The Bellini is a champagne based cocktail that uses peach nectar instead of orange juice. While orange juice is much easier to come by (you… Continue reading Bellini
Queen’s Cousin Cocktail
The Academy Awards are Sunday and if you’re anything like me, you’ll be plunked down in front of the television starting around 2 or 3 in the afternoon and not moving until at least 9 when that long awards show is finally over. Why are we sitting in front of the TV all day? It’s… Continue reading Queen’s Cousin Cocktail
French 75
Wednesday is New Year’s Eve and now that Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners are out of the way we can focus on what’s really important – cocktails for New Year’s Eve! While straight champagne served up in a flute is the standard choice for New Year’s, there’s no rule book that says you can’t… Continue reading French 75
Diamond Fizz Cocktail
I was pulling my hair out this week trying to decide what vintage cocktail to bring you. Should I do a whiskey drink? What about vodka? Or maybe gin. But then I remembered that the Academy Awards are this Sunday, so I thought I should do something a little fancier. How can a cocktail be… Continue reading Diamond Fizz Cocktail
Black Velvet Cocktail
When I think of black velvet two things come to mind, the soft luscious fabric that’s often used to make cocktail dresses and the 90’s song by Alannah Myles. The one thing that never came to mind, until recently that is, was this classic English cocktail. But when I discovered that not only is it… Continue reading Black Velvet Cocktail
Mimosa for Mother’s Day
Sunday is Mother’s Day. The day when mothers everywhere get to sleep in, have fancy breakfasts served to them in bed and get to do whatever they please while their husbands take over and take care of the kiddies. Yeah, right. It’s a nice theory and while plenty of us will be awoken at 7… Continue reading Mimosa for Mother’s Day
Champagne Cocktail
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton happened early this morning. So to celebrate, I’ve decided to bring you the Champagne Cocktail. I mean champagne is the cocktail of choice at most weddings, right? And this fancier version seems fitting for the Royal… Continue reading Champagne Cocktail