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Aperol Spritz

March 17, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Aperol Spritz

Aperol’s website dedicates its own page to this classic cocktail recipe, and with a flashy 3-2-1 set of instructions, this is as easy to make as it is to drink.  They’ve even got a video on how to make the cocktail, with some wickedly groovy music in the background.  A cousin to Campari, Aperol has […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: alcohol, Aperol, beverage, cocktail, drink, March'15, Prosecco, spritz

Lemon Drop

May 11, 2014 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Lemon Drop

It’s Mother’s Day today, and I’ve had a wonderfully busy day.  I started out the day with a cup of really good coffee, and got the laundry going.  While cleaning the bathrooms, my daughter asked if we could bake brownies today, and I thought that would be a perfect mother-daughter activity.  So, I had her […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: agave nectar, beverage, cocktail, Cointreau, drink, lemon, Limoncello, liquor, May'14, Triple Sec

Big Easy Gin Fizz

April 4, 2014 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Big Easy Gin Fizz

The intro to this cocktail recipe from Gideon Bosker’s Atomic Cocktails book reads:  “Gin fizzes are usually served in the late morning, when offshore Louisiana breezes are flavoured with musky brine from the bayou and the languor-inducing heat requires every molecule of energy just to breathe.  A traditional fizz uses lemon and lime juice; ours […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: April'14, beverage, citrus, cocktail, gin

The Sidecar Revisited

March 21, 2014 by Chantal Leave a Comment

The Sidecar Revisited

There’s something about the end of the week that gets me craving a cocktail.  Friday after work is definitely my favourite time to enjoy something on the rocks.  It’s almost celebratory – the cocktail has this way of conveying the message that it’s time to relax, kick back, and enjoy the remainder of the day. […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: beverage, cocktail, lemon juice, liquor, March'14, rum, sidecar

Bloody Caeasars

March 1, 2014 by Chantal 2 Comments

Bloody Caeasars

Well, as the old saying goes, it’s five o’clock somewhere, right?  Time for a drink.  Especially after I asked Meat and Tater Man to help me out in the kitchen with the dinner prep.  An extra set of hands in the kitchen quickly turned into a conversation on how we have too many lids for […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: beverage, Clamato, cocktail, drink, February'14, vodka


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