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 we …
In our mind, cranberries are the perfect accompaniment to the holidays and Christmas! This Sugared Cranberries recipe is a great snack, a great cocktail garnish or a beautiful decoration for your holiday table or desserts. Cranberries always have made an appearance for the holidays in our house. We love using the tart berries in …
lderA great drink that we have fallen in love with, the Lumiere Cocktail. A classic combination. While attending the Grand Opening of Spirit World we purchased our first bottle of St. Germain, a French elderflower liqueur that had tried in cocktails as a complementary spirit to add a bit of sweetness. This cocktail may …
Over Easy is one of the great locations for brunch and breakfast places in Omaha! Overeasy has since closed in 2023. With our kids having a slumber party at the grandparents, we had a chance to go out for a nice breakfast just the two of us. Located in west Omaha, there are the …
This was about our first visit to Spirit World in their new Omaha, Nebraska location! This past weekend I attended the grand opening of Spirit World’s new location in Aksarben Village. Being a craft cocktail enthusiast/amateur mixologist, one of my favorite places to wander in and browse is Spirit World. Spirit World has long …
A perfect fall cocktail, but great for anytime of year with the fresh grapefruit juice, this Apple Cider Brandy Sidecar is wonderful! Our children are obsessed with apple cider, so needless to say, we have a lot of it in our house. Conveniently, we just happen to live near a whole bunch of orchards …
Apple Cider is one of our favorite parts of fall, and it is great combined in this twist on the classic cocktail! We love Manhattan cocktail variations like this Apple Manhattan drink! Every year we take a trip down to Nebraska City to one of of our local orchards where we meet the grandparents …
A fabulous historical grocery store on the main highway through Napa Valley. Check out Oakville Grocery Napa for lunch while wine tasting! Oakville Grocery Napa Valley has become a lunch tradition for us when we visit wine country. Check out our tips for a weekend in Napa Valley! Tasty options for all, Oakville Grocery …
Our visit to Bobby’s Burger Palace in Las Vegas! On our recent trip to Vegas, we had a free afternoon which lead us to wander along the strip. All the walking made us work up an appetite and having late evening dinner reservations, we decided to drop in and sample a “snack” at Bobby’s …
When a case of fresh Colorado peaches found its way into our kitchen, we knew we would have to find a way to come up with some great drinks that incorporated peaches. One of the cocktails we tried was the peach basil gin fizz, a spin on the classic gin fizz cocktail. Adding the peaches …