Cider Sidecar

Transform apple cider into a grownup treat with this easy cocktail recipe. Yields: 1 Total Time: 5 Minutes INGREDIENTS 2 oz.fresh apple cider 2 oz. cognac 1 oz. Cointreau 1 oz. fresh lemon juice strip of lemon zest and brandied cherries, for serving DIRECTIONS Place cider, cognac, Cointreau, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker; top with ice. […]
Purple Potion Punch

Your Halloween guests will die over this Purple Potion Punch! Yields: 9 Prep Time: 5 Minutes Total Time: 5 Minutes INGREDIENTS 4 c. purple grape juice 1 c. vanilla ice cream 1 liter lemon-lime soda Garnish: Vanilla ice cream, confetti sprinkles DIRECTIONS In a large pitcher, mix grape juice and melted ice cream until blended. […]
Recipe Rants: Summer Fling

Ingredients 2 oz Tennesse whiskey 1 oz rosemary-beet shrub 2 dashes of orange bitters 3 oz sparkling water Method Shaken Glass collins glass Instructions Add whiskey, shrub, and bitters to a shaker with.1 or 2 ice cubes and whip shake. This combines and aerates the ingredients without too much dilution Strain the shaker’s contents into […]
Blueberry Cinnamon Ring and The Perfect French Toast

This is the way and you can trust me on that! Isn’t this gorgeous? This breakfast treat is a 2-for-1 not only is it excellent as cake but it also makes the perfect French toast. Trust me! Another recipe inspired by Sam the Cooking Guy! INGREDIENTS 4-10 ounce cans (5 each) buttermilk refrigerator biscuits 3/4 […]
Citrus Paradisi

A complex mixture of vodka, fruit, bubbles, rose water, and citrus green tea. A slice of springtime paradise. Michele and I had one while watching Saturday Night Fever! Ingredients 2 oz vodka 3/4 oz citrus green tea-grapefruit syrup 3/4 oz lime juice 2 dashes rose water 1 1/2 ox aromatic tonic water Method Shaken into […]