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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

Violet Fizz

February 13, 2015 by Chantal Leave a Comment

Violet Fizz

Impulse purchases.  I think we’re all guilty of them, and I’m especially a repeat offender when I’m in my local liquor store in the fancy liqueur section.  There is something absolutely mesmerizing about seeing all of the liqueur bottles lined row upon row, each one containing a different elixir, with promises of wild cocktails to […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Liquor Laced, Recipes Tagged With: A. J. Rathbun, cocktail, Creme Yvette, drink, February'15, gin

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

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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