The Spirit World

Blueberry juice has to be one of my favorite “occasional” juices. It’s potent enough to indulge only on special occasions to avoid burning out on it’s high impact flavor. So, it only makes sense that it would be a great juice for cocktails, particularly as spring is rolling around and my head is craving berries […]

 
I hope that you are still on the Sizzle plan with your NCAA Final Four picks, if you have them. Me, not so much. I was crushed… literally crushed with the North Carolina vs Georgetown game.But, whether you are celebrating or just trying not to let your friends rub it in too much, the Cranberry […]

February has been teasing me. I look out the window to see brilliant blue skies and sun streaming in, only to find 30 minutes later when I’m out without appropriate winter weather gear, the grey has taken over again. I don’t really mind. It’s just little tastes of things to come… not quite winter and […]

For me, Super Bowl Weekend means one thing. What can I do to avoid the Super Bowl chaos? Many of my friends get quite excited about the game, and often there is little I can do to steer clear. But, a few of my friends have the right idea. Super Bowl weekend for them means […]

This dessert cocktail is a bit fiddley… but well worth it when you take your first sip of pure vanilla silk. The essence of creme brulee, complete with burnt sugar rim, is the perfect cocktail to sip while tucked away by a roaring fire.

Creme Brulee Cocktail

1 cup heavy cream
1 vanilla bean
1 T casters sugar, plus […]

Bruxelles, as much of Belgium, is known for many different culinary delights… luscious chocolate pralines, my favorite of comfort foods Mussels and Frites, and of course tons of Trappist ales and fruit-infused beers. It is not necessarily known for it’s cocktails. However, on a weekend quick visit sandwiched into a week in London and visiting […]

Perhaps you might be lured in by this simplest of chi-chi martini’s, all dressed up in chocolate. You’d take a sip expecting some sugary concoction with dark cocoa undertones. You’d soon realize that you’ve been tricked. There is no Godiva liquor here. This cocktail is like the temptation of smelling vanilla extract and even though […]

Summer may be officially over in my part of the world, but someone forgot to tell the weather. After a week of rain and cold, we’ve been blessed once again with gorgeous blue skies and warm evenings. So, I’m ignoring the calendar, and clinging to my last bit of deck time with a little cocktail […]

Oh my. I think I have a new favorite cocktail. A few weeks ago, I stumbled onto the 22 Doors’ Pear Nectar Martini and the idea of it’s sweet, thick flavor keeps creeping into my head. Luscious is about the best word I can think of to describe it’s flavor… it’s almost like drinking a […]

Perhaps a coffee liqueur doesn’t sound like the best way to keep cool on these hot summer days. But, a little Kenya Gold blended into an espresso shake hit the spot for me.

We brought back the bottle of the smooth, sweet coffee-based liqueur on our way back from Tanzania in January as a souvenir […]