Boozy Watermelon Mint Lemonade. This super satisfying, refreshing cocktail is perfect for parties and cookouts. The combination of fresh watermelon, cucumber, lemon juice, and mint (with a little rum, of course) makes for a drink that screams summertime! I’m going to let you in on a little secret: even if you’re the manliest of manly,…
Spiked Fruit Straws
Spiked Fruit Straws. Flavor in the cocktail, meet flavor in the straw. Fresh fruit makes for a delicious and useful garnish! They say that to come up with a great invention, you need to first identify a problem that needs solving. The same can be said for great recipes, or at least I tend to…
Blackberry Basil Moscow Mules
Eight years ago, I was finding respite from the constant chaos of my apartment (that’s a story for another time) with my upstairs housemates and an oversized bowl of beef-flavored instant ramen. Komal made it for the four of us, because despite being a stereotypical broke and miserable college student– as we all were, at…
One Pot Penne Alla Vodka with Sausage
All logical reasons considered, I should NOT like Penne Alla Vodka. I’ve only recently come around to tomato-based sauces (and still approach them with caution), and the vodka– well, for all of the reasons I’ve ever imbibed, “Vodka is delicious” has never been one of them. Yet here I am, eating a bowl full of…
Boozy Blackberry Sage Lemonade
Can you believe it’s already September? Time to start closing up the pool for the year, pulling out our long-sleeved shirts from storage, and waving goodbye to our long, late hours of sunshine. Butternut squash and cinnamon season is just around the corner, but I’m not ready to go full-on Fall-flavored crazy just yet. I…
Ruby Red Champagne Punch
It’s Monday! Usually that’s not an exciting revelation for me, but today happens to be a little different– I just came back to the office from a nice, relaxing weekend and we’re closed for the holiday tomorrow and Wednesday. It’s what dreams are made of, really. So, for the first time I can remember, I think…
Glazed Doughnut Cocktail
“Doughnuts. Is there anything they can’t do?” – Homer Simpson When I was in kindergarten, my mom and my childhood best friend’s mom would take turns driving us to school every morning (there were no buses that went to our area), and every time Talia’s mom drove, we’d stop to get fresh doughnuts at…
Tiffany Blue Cosmopolitan
It’s been a little while since I concocted the Tiffany Blue Cosmopolitan (as in somewhere between 6 and 8 months), but it somehow got buried behind a million other little things in my mind and never made it to the blog. Luckily, I was scrolling through old pictures on the computer to delete some of…
Boozy Pink Lemonade Slush
There were 5 young teen boys squatting on the sidewalk curb at Wawa this morning, devouring breakfast sandwiches with their skateboards strewn around them, paying no mind to the steady mist of rain while washing their sausage, egg, and cheeses down with blue and red slushies. This is common in my town, where every 11…
Peppermint Mocha White Russian Martinis
(Day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas) A few weeks ago, I saw this recipe for Peppermint White Russians from Pink Parsley. I remember thinking that it sounded like the love child of the seasonal Starbucks drink and a liquor cabinet, which, in case you were confused, meant that I had to try…
Strawberry Basil Spiked Lemonade
Strawberry Basil Spiked Lemonade. This vodka-spiked cocktail is fruity, refreshing, and perfect for summer. The first time I photographed this recipe almost 5 years ago, I placed the glasses on the tile bathroom floor– yes, bathroom— because it was my third recipe ever I didn’t have a good place to shoot. These are my confessions.
S’mores Martini
S’mores Martini. This creamy, chocolatey cocktail tastes like a boozy version of your favorite campfire treat. I have been so tempted to say “bring the bonfire inside with these martinis” but I feel like I am opening myself up to lawsuits. So instead I’ll say that this drink is like your favorite bonfire treat, but with…
