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Kiwi Mojitos

January 26, 2019

Kiwi Mojitos are the perfect drink when you want to enjoy a fun spin on the traditional classic. The kiwi gives it great sweetness and a fun color too!

Some friends and I are planning a MOM-CATION for this summer. I can’t wait!!

Have you been on one?

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Filed Under: Drinks, Recipes Tagged With: cocktail, kiwi, mint, mojitos

Thin Mintini

March 12, 2014

Thin Mintini

It was sooo so nice here in Boston yesterday. It was 60 and sunny and the perfect preview to the spring I am desperately waiting to arrive. And yet, it’s cold again today with a bit of snow on it’s way.

UGH!!!!!

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Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: chocolate liqueur, cocktail, creme de menthe, girl Scout Thin Mints, half & half, Thin Mint, thin mint cocktail, Thin Mint cookies, thin mint martini, thin mintini, Vodka

Red, White, and Bubbles

February 23, 2014

Red White and Bubbly

Ah, so here I am posting my last Sprint Cup Snacks recipe on the day the 2014 NASCAR season kicks off. Well, a little late there.

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Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: blueberries, champagne, cocktail, drinks, fruit in champagne, NASCAR, sprint cup snacks, strawberries

Thirsty Thursday: Blackberry Margaritas

April 25, 2013

blackberry margarita

So it seems fitting that I get through the entire winter without being sick and now… bam! I think it had really been well over 1 year and half since I had a cold and now all my good luck has caught up with me.

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Filed Under: Cinco De Mayo, Drinks Tagged With: blackberries, blackberry, blackberry margarita, cocktail, limes, margarita, simple syrup, tequila, Thirsty Thursday, triple sec

The Hurricane Cocktail

February 7, 2013

The Hurricane Cocktail

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Mardi Gras is next week so that is why Amanda and I picked a Mardi GrasĀ inspiredĀ drink and treat to share this week. And of course I had to make a Hurricane!

Pricer was down in Biloxi in ’07 to work on designing and building houses destroyed from Hurricane Katrina. He left in August and came back in December, and the only time we saw each other was for his birthday in September when we met in New Orleans. It was such a great weekend since we got to see each other,Ā celebrateĀ his birthday and fall in love with New Orleans. We stayed atĀ Le Pavillon HotelĀ and wandered around the French Quarter finding great bars, fun restaurants, and great shopping. All of it was fantastic from the beignets to the gem & lapidary shop but best was thatĀ we could walk around with a bevie in hand. Stark comparison from Boston where you’ll get carded in your 50’s. So we really enjoyed getting to wander around with a drink in hand, most often a Hurricane.

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Once we decided to have a Mardi Gras theme I thought of making a Hurricane. It’s really a great drink to enjoy in the hot summer but I just had to make it now in February (on the eve of aĀ massiveĀ blizzard) since it reminded me to much of my visit to The Big Easy.

I hope you enjoy a Hurricane and a King Cake Cupcake to celebrate Mardi Gras no matter where you are. I think Amanda should send me some King Cake Cupcakes, right? They look so cute!!

The Hurricane Cocktail

Makes 1 drink

Ingredients

  • 2 oz light rum
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 2 oz passion fruit juice
  • 1 oz orange juice
  • ½ oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tablespoon simple syrup
  • 1 Tablespoon grenadine
  • Garnish: orange slice and cherry

Process

  1. Shake all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Strain into a Hurricane glass filled with ice.
  3. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: cocktail, Fake Ginger, hurricane, Mardi Gras, mardi gras theme, passion fruit juice, The Hurricane, Thirsty Thursdays

Thirsty Thursday: Raspberry Honey Bellini

December 27, 2012

raspberry honey bellini

What are your New Year’s plans? We are planning on enjoying a dinner out and Boston’s First Night Activities. We typically stay in to relax and enjoy some fondue or sushi but are hoping to go if the weather holds up. I’m hoping we can get some tacos at The Rattlesnake or some dim sum in Chinatown. Plus, looking forward to checking out the iceĀ sculpturesĀ along Boylston and the fireworks on Boston Harbor.

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Discoll’s reached out to me so I could have some fun using their berries to create something to celebrate the holidays. They have the freshest berries that are enjoyable on their own or incorporated into recipes. I knew immediately that I wanted to use their raspberries since they are always so fresh. Plus after we once went raspberry picking I’ve had greatĀ appreciationĀ for just how hard it is to pick and transport raspberries as they are just so very delicate. So I started to brainstorm how to use their raspberries in a funĀ celebrationĀ drink to ring the new year, or just drink at any time.

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A bellini is a cocktail of Italian heritage that was created byĀ Giuseppe Cipriani, founder ofĀ Harry’s BarĀ in Venice, Italy. The hue reminded him of a piece of artwork fromĀ Giovanni Bellini, which is how it got the name Bellini. While a classic bellini uses Persecco and peach puree, I decided that swapping out the peach for raspberry. Then I added some honey to sweeten up the raspberries and the dry Persecco. Refreshing to sip on to ring in the new year or to enjoy the day while making a great homemade brunch.

What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Staying in or going out?

Raspberry Honey Bellini

Makes 6 cocktails

Ingredients

  • 12 oz fresh raspberries, 12 raspberries reserved
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 bottle (750-ml) chilled Prosecco

Process

  1. To make the puree: blend the washed raspberries with the honey. Strain the puree through a sieve to remove the seeds.
  2. To make the cocktail: pour 2 tablespoons of the raspberries puree into theĀ champagneĀ flute then fill with Prosecco. Float 2 raspberries in the glass prior to serving.

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: Bellini, berries, cocktail, drinks, Driscoll's, Driscoll's berries, honey, prosecco, raspberries, Raspberry, Thirsty Thursdays

S’mores Cocktail

August 24, 2012

Smores Cocktail

It’s the last day of our S’mores Week!

It is time to celebrate with a cocktail!

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Filed Under: Drinks, Recipes, S'mores Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate liqueur, cocktail, graham cracker crumbs, Marshmallow, marshmallow vodka, marshmallow vodka recipe, recipe, s'mores cocktail

Big Blue Cocktail

December 11, 2011

I live in the land of Patriots. But I am not a fan of these Patriots. No, I am sticking to my roots and I get flack for it up here. But I grin and bear it since I can always fall back on this game, this play. Bliss.

I am a Giants fan. I grew up in the tri-state area so they were always on in my house. I would cheer when I had no idea what was going on just to join in. I wore my dad’s oversized shirts to bed. Now, I have my own Giants shirts that I wear during games. (My brother has a Giants tattoo on his leg… now that is commitment!) I know they are having a rough season right now. But I’m not a fair weather fan! I am still cheering them on. Maybe those cheers are peppered with foul language but still I’m stinking to my men in blue. Especially after they were robbed last week with a bad call. I know they have it in them.

I had recently been going through old magazines and pulling out recipes. One was a really old issue of the defunct Blueprint Magazine. (Oh, how I miss that magazine.) I came across a Blueprint Martini on one of the pages and I knew I would have to make to enjoy while cheering on the G-Men. I made the cocktail form the magazine and it was just too much! Shocker here- I don’t like drinking straight vodka. Sure I’ll do a shot but this recipe called for 4 oz of it. I would have been on the floor! So I ended up reworking it and making it delightful! Now if only the Giants had won that game I would have been so happy. Let’s hope they beat the Cowboys today!

Big Blue Cocktail

*makes 1 cocktail*

Ingredients

  • 1 oz of vodka
  • 1 oz of CuraƧao liqueur
  • 1 tablespoon of triple sec
  • 4 oz of seltzer
  • garnish with blueberries

Process

  1. Put the vodka, CuraƧao, and triple sec together in a chilled cocktail shaker, and mix to combine.
  2. Pour the seltzer in a martini glass and then add the contents from the cocktail shaker.
  3. Garnish with blueberries.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blueberries, blueprint cocktail, blueprint martini, cocktail, curacao, giants football, triple sec

Pom Vivant Cocktail {And a Giveaway}

November 18, 2011

Ah, Friday. How do I love thee? Making this cocktail for this ‘FreixenetĀ Friday’ post really happy. As I layered the drink in the flute the dark ruby hue changed to a light vibrant pink cheering me up from a dreary week in Boston. My mood changed like the color changing as I finished my cocktail.

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I picked the Pom Vivant cocktail on the Freixenet website from their cocktail recipe options. The cocktail features pomegranate juice, which of course isĀ availableĀ year round, but the fruit is in season from Ā September through February. I love when I can enjoy something that goes with the season.

TheirĀ Pom VivantĀ recipe makesĀ 6 cocktailsĀ with an entire bottle. While Price and I can easily split a bottle, or I can have it all myself, I decided to scale the recipe down to make 1 drink.

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The Pom Vivant

makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz unsweetened pomegranate juice
  • 1 teaspoon simple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon orange juice
  • 1 bottle (750ml) Freixenet Cordon Negro Extra Dry
  • Orange zest (optional)

Process

  1. Layer the pomegranate juice, simple syrup and orange juice in a flute glass.
  2. Fill the rest of the champagne flute with Freixenet.
  3. Add orange zest, to garnish.

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And now the good stuff… theĀ GIVEAWAY!

The ā€œFreixenet Fridayā€ package includes six elegant Freixenet fluted glasses as well as The Freixenet Social Survival Guide, a pocket reference guide for social situations. This savvy little red book is filled with common sense advice including: Ten Commandments the perfect guest or host should live by, the sophisticate’s guide to tipping, ordering wine with confidence, quick fix-its on the fly: stains, fallen hems and broken heels, from work to play: 18 hours of style for those working from ā€œnine to wineā€.

To Enter: Leave a comment telling me if you prefer bloody mary’s or mimosas for brunch. Or do you like something else?

ExtraĀ Entries:Ā 

Spread the word- Tweet: ā€œI want to win a @freixenetusa Friday Package that includes fluted glasses from @iamahoneybee http://wp.me/pzEAP-1Cā€Ā OR share on Facebook.Ā Come backĀ hereĀ and leave me a comment telling me what you did.

Follow Freixenet- you can follow the Freixenet truck as it hops around the countryĀ @FreixentUSAĀ ORĀ like them on Facebook.Ā Come backĀ hereĀ and leave me a comment telling me what you did.

Contest Ends Monday night at Midnight EST. Good luck!

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InĀ AdditionĀ to that Giveaway…

Discover & Share Segura Sweepstakes Enter to Win a Weekend Getaway for Two to Sonoma, California

Segura Viudas, Spain’s artisan cava and the sparkling wine world’s best kept secret, is announcing its Discover & Share Sweepstakes. An engaging way to learn more about Segura sparkling wine and share the discovery with friends, the online contest offers several opportunities for entry and the chance to win a wine tasting weekend for two to Sonoma Valley, California. To enter the contest, visit the Discover & Share Sweepstakes link on theSegura websiteĀ or theirĀ Facebook pageĀ and complete any of the Discover & Share challenges, such as answering questions about cava, uploading photos of toasting with friends, ā€œlikingā€ the Segura fan page, or sharing the sweepstakes. Complete all the challenges and earn up to 10 entries to increase your chances of winning. A random drawing from all entries on December 18, 2011 will decide the winner, who will receive a weekend getaway for two to Sonoma valued at $2,500, including round trip airfare, hotel accommodations, a $250 AmEx gift card, and a VIP tour and tasting at Gloria Ferrer Sparkling Caves & Vineyards, a Segura sister winery. Read theOfficial RulesĀ for complete details. Segura Viudas (seh GOO rah vee YOU das) is the sophisticated go-to bubbly for those in the know. Made in theĀ mĆ©thode champenoiseĀ (the same process used to make champagne) and handcrafted with modern winemaking techniques, these artisan Spanish cavas are polished yet approachable and just waiting to be discovered and shared. To find Segura sparkling wines in your area, visit the Segura ViudasĀ Wine Locator. Imported by Freixenet USA of Sonoma, California.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: "Freixenet Fridayā€, cocktail, Freixenet, Pom Vivant, pomegranate juice

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