Embalming Fluid Cocktail I love making up cocktails especially now that there are so many options with the flavored vodkas. This Embalming Fluid Cocktail will help you get your ghoul on!! It is fun to make some Halloween specific treats that you can enjoy year after year!! It is not strong at all and tastes like…
46 Cooling Summer Cocktails
46 Cooling Summer Cocktails I adore trying new cocktails at anytime of the year but a perfect sipper on the porch is always welcome on a hot day. This is why I bring you 46 Cooling Summer Cocktails today!! Do you like rum, vodka or prefer gin or tequila? We even have a lot of…
Summer Solstice Celebration at The Juniper Bistro, Banff
Summer Solstice Celebration at The Juniper Bistro, Banff Summer, ahhh, what a great time of year and celebrating it in the mountains can’t get any better!! I was exhilarated to be invited to the Summer Solstice Celebration at The Juniper Bistro, Banff to kick off this very special season. I honestly had not heard of…
Rhubarb Syrup
Rhubarb Syrup Making a simple syrup is very easy, it is just water and sugar. To make a Rhubarb Syrup it is just as easy as all you add in is rhubarb. If you have a big garden of rhubarb as we do, you will want to come up with delicious recipes to use this…
35 Festive Cocktails
35 Festive Cocktails Parties are starting now as it is the season and everyone loves a great libations for the holidays. That is why I am bringing to you 35 Festive Cocktails. Do you like a tall cocktail, creamy one, strong sipper, frozen, on the rocks, no ice, berries, spices etc. Well, we have a…
Calcutta Cricket Club
Calcutta Cricket Club When I think of Calcutta I have idolized visions of a far away place that is exotic, cultured, elegant and exquisite but yet maybe a little 1960’s too. I had a Hollywood/TV version in my head, as having never been there. So when I walked into the Calcutta Cricket Club they had nailed…
Strawberry Simple Syrup
Strawberry Simple Syrup Have you ever made simple syrup? It is very easy and wonderful in so many cocktails or drinks. It is equal parts sugar and water, usually 1 cup of each. To infuse this simple concoction it is just as easy. I have done it many times with herbs, fruits, teas and spices….
MWM Peach Blueberry Sangria
MWM Peach Blueberry Sangria We had a lot of fun making wine for this post last year. I need to make some again as I really enjoyed not only the process but felt the wine itself was very good. It kept us stocked up for the summer months with a good pinot grigio. So today…
The Keg- New Spring/Summer Cocktails
The Keg – New Spring/Summer Cocktails Ken and myself were invited down to sample The Keg – New Spring/Summer Cocktails. This is always a fun night as you can imagine, sipping, talking, sharing. We find our favorites but it sure hard to decide. Their mixologists sure make it tough on us to say which one…
Kentucky Derby Cocktails
Kentucky Derby Cocktails Kentucky Derby Cocktails are great libations to serve at anytime and having the ingredients handy will mean they are easy to whip up! I am loving the twists on a classic Mint Julep that we are showing you here today. Come and let’s dive into these wonderful porch sippers! Plenty of bourbon and…
Introducing Cocktail Hour at Ki
Introducing Cocktail Hour at Ki Ken and myself were recently invited down to Ki Modern Japanese for Introducing Cocktail Hour at Ki. We love going to this restaurant for their scrumptious food AND for their wonderful cocktails, both are delicious, entertaining and creative. It feels like a celebration from the moment you enter Ki, the modern clean…
New Fall and Winter Cocktails at The Keg
New Fall and Winter Cocktails at The Keg Ken and myself were graciously invited down to sample some of the New Fall and Winter Cocktails at The Keg. We jumped at the chance to indulge in all of these wonderful cocktails. Here is a low down on what is new and happening at The Keg. I…