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Drink recipes for two people! Small batch cocktail recipes for date night in, or just a nightcap. Includes cocktails, mocktails, smoothies, juices, and plenty of jam cocktails, too. Did I mention whiskey is involved a lot?
I have a Costco membership for, like, 3 things: giant bottles of Tito’s vodka, family-sized packs of goat cheese that last me (and me alone) about a week, and perfect French baguettes. I am loyal to their baguettes, though they…
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I’ve been trying to think of alternate titles for this video because it’s one of my favorite things to do. I named my first live television appearance ‘The time I touched food with my bare hands and then handed…
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Oh, wine slushies. Back when I first downloaded Instagram, one of the first photos I snapped was of my then-boyfriend drinking a wine slushy at the California state fair. I had never heard of the glorious thing that is called…
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Sangria easy recipe made right in the glass. For each glass of easy sangria you wish to make, just muddle fruit, add liquor and wine, and top with club soda. I feel like I’m the queen of lazy cocktails. You…
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Sangria margaritas are basically frozen margaritas with wine blended in! Wine margaritas with the prettiest punch of color from sangria ice cubes! Whip up a basic sangria, freeze it, and then add it to the blender when you’re making my regular…
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Now that I’ve publicly chugged whiskey right from the bottle (see this if you have no idea what I’m talking about), I feel like you and I can be a little looser with the whiskey ’round these parts. Am I…
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Please excuse my lack of self-control while I share all the strawberry recipes with you all at once. I can’t keep these recipes to myself! The strawberries are talking to me at this point. They like to be soaked in…
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Today is the day I start singing ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeeeeear!’ You probably think I’m a bit late with that, but I love fresh starts, new beginnings, second chances, clean slates, do-overs, and all the things…
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Ohhhh, this drink. This drink is my latest obsession. I made it for my very good friend Bev who is having twins. Two babies! Today, a bunch of bloggers are throwing her a virtual baby shower. We wish we could all…
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I whipped up this boozy cider on the first night it was acceptable to turn on the fire place. Wait, our fireplace has been on since September thanks to the fact that my husband accidentally paid the gas bill twice…
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I’m here to help you streamline your cocktail routine on Fridays. Your at-home mixology skills could use a shake-up. It’s Friday and you need a drink after work. Stat. But, you’ve had such a crazy week that making a batch of simple syrup…
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Sometimes, I sneak dessert before dinner.* I get home from work a few minutes before my husband. This barely leaves me enough time to sneak a bite of sweet. When I’m lucky, he waters the garden, gets the mail, and…
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Peach jalapeno margaritas, made right in the blender! A refreshing blend of jalapeño simple syrup, and fresh peaches! Recipe makes 2 drinks, but can easily be scaled up to make a pitcher. Can we talk about what I always blab…
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I go through great lengths for moonshine. To say that I would not be married to my husband without moonshine would not be an over-statement. Not only did we drive to Tennessee to buy Popcorn Sutton’s ‘shine to serve at…
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Meet your new go-to summer dessert. This cold little cup of heaven is already my favorite thing about summer. Although, when winter rolls around, I will add warm mulling spices and keep eating this. Icy, boozy desserts suit me well,…
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Is it okay if we drink a little moonshine and forget our troubles? Granted, my only ‘troubles’ are the weather went from snow to 90-degrees too quickly, and the fact that weekends only last 2 days. But, troubles are troubles,…
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Remember that Earl Grey tea latte? I can’t stop thinking about it either. These tea lattes went from a once-a-week treat to a daily fix. Times two. I make 2 lattes some mornings. I tell myself I’ll have just one…
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Well, it seems Spring is going to take its sweet time arriving this year. And I’m okay with that. We are still undecided if we are going to start a garden. The truth is, when your day job is growing…
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Wow. Wow is all I can say. Double-u oh double-u. Wow. I understand why people say your wedding day is the best day of your life. Your wedding is the best day of your life because it is the only…
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This dessert should come with a disclaimer. Not only is it the most delicious dessert I’ve tasted in a very long time, if you happen to whip it up before 5:00pm, you will find yourself eating both servings and a…
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I’m a year ’round wine drinker. California will do that to you, I tell ya. My Kansas friends aren’t very into wine, so I’ve been designing wine cocktails to ease the process. Everyone likes fruity wines, so I had the…
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Two jars of pink lemonade are for two people who are joined at the hip and glued at the lips. Two jars of pink lemonade are for two people who have date night in a combine harvesting corn til 3am. Two…
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I’ve got a peaceful morning routine ‘round these parts. I’ve told y’all about it before. But, once the sun starts to get a little higher in the sky and Spring is in the air, I add another 30 seconds to…
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I said I wasn’t going to do a St. Patrick’s Day recipe. This blog has been here 2 years without an Irish-inspired dessert on it. I let March 17th come and go each year without pulling out the green food…
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