Around our house, we are big fans of cocktails so the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 1933 is a day to celebrate. With Repeal Day falling on a Friday this year, we decided to have ourselves a nice celebration with a couple of classic Prohibition era cocktails. The first one weRead more
In our mind, cranberries are the perfect accompaniment to the holidays and Christmas! These Sugared Cranberries are a great snack, a great garnish or a beautiful decoration for your holiday table! Cranberries always have made an appearance for the holidays in our house. We love using the tart berry in relishes and treatsRead more
The hot days of summer are perfect for growing watermelons, and with our summer finally getting enough sustained heat to ripen the local watermelons it was time to bust out the watermelon cocktails. I experimented with a couple of different combinations before I settled in on one I liked, which combined watermelon, strawberries, basil andRead more
Our garden has produced a bumper crop of arugula this year so we have been trying to find new creative uses other than just salads. I came across this cocktail on Epicurious which is a version of the classic gin cocktail the gimlet, which usually featured gin, lime and mint, but instead substitutes arugula. TheRead more
Mrs. Nom made pear crisp this evening, so we set out to find a dessert cocktail that would be a nice match to the sweet treat. We came up with the pear crisp cocktail, with paired nicely with the pear crisp. Sweet enough to pair up with the dessert, but with a hint of herbalRead more
Breakfast for dinner is a common occurrence in our house as both our boys love breakfast foods. Its only fitting to come up with a cocktail that combines the best of breakfast and happy hour into a nice cocktail that I call the Breakfast for Dinner, combining whiskey, coffee and eggs into one smooth cocktail.Read more
We adore these Brandied Cherries, and love to put them in cocktails, desserts, and really any other recipe we can! Hope you try them! This post contains affiliate links for products that we think you as readers might find useful, and we make commission off of these! For more details about ourRead more