BLUE ELEPHANT

  Ingredients 2 Parts Vodka 2 Parts Lemon Juice 2 Parts Pineapple Juice 1 Part Blue Curacao 1 Slice Pineapple Fill a shaker with ice and add ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled glass filled with ice. Garnish with pineapple and pineapple.

My Favorite Summer Cocktail: The Summer Patio

I fell in love with this signature cocktail from Chef Doug Katz of Cleveland; they go down almost…too easily. Summer patio tastes like it sounds: breezy, bright, and refreshing. Just muddle, shake and sip. Muddle 3 cucumber slices in a mixing tin. Pour 1 1/2oz Pimms No. 1 3/4oz st. Germaine 1oz lemonade Shake and double […]

Pretty in Pink

According to recent sales figures, dry rosé wines from Provence have Americans tickled pink. Following a decade long increase in popularity, the French customs agency reported that Provence rosé sales continued to climb with an astonishing increase of 58% in volume and 74% in dollars in 2015. Provence rosé is typically dry, but all indicators reveal their […]

Pretty in Pink

According to recent sales figures, dry rosé wines from Provence have Americans tickled pink. Following a decade long increase in popularity, the French customs agency reported that Provence rosé sales continued to climb with an astonishing increase of 58% in volume and 74% in dollars in 2015. Provence rosé is typically dry, but all indicators […]

Watermelon Lemonade (spiked or not)

A staple cocktail both with or without gin or vodka this summer in my house.  Watermelon is at it’s peak, and what makes better sense to quench your thirst than lemonade?  Combine the two and you are set. My kids love it as well. They get...

Summer Berry Picking and Blackberry Mojitos!!

I love Summer! Forget about the humidity and the mosquitos, I prefer to focus on the finer things it has to offer like fluffy hydrangea blossoms, fireflies and of course berry picking and all of the yummy things we can make such as blackberry pie, blueberry pancakes and one of my favorites, blackberry mojitos!! Here’s […]

Cocktails for Dieters?

Oprah.com had fantastic cocktail alternatives, thanks to Corrie Pikul, to those who wish to partake in the party without partaking in all of the calories that come along with it (December 1, 2011). Try these 3 classic cocktail alternatives...

Goombay Smash

Bringing the Bahamas home.  Pineapple, coconut and rum guarantee a mini-vacation in the comfort of your own living room.