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Tequila Sunrise Recipe

Posted on January 7th, 2010 | 18 comments

Ah, the Tequila Sunrise. It’s a beautiful cocktail and a tasty drink. And way more fun than the Eagles song of the same name.
Sorry all you Glen Frey fans! I know there’s at least 5,000 of you who watched the youtube video for Tequila Sunrise. Of course, 24,000,000 watched a still image of Ke$ha as [...]

Best Margarita Recipe

Posted on August 4th, 2009 | 15 comments

My favorite Mexican restaurant has a margarita list two pages long. Different tequilas, different mixers, and one outcome – a kick ass cocktail. Over the years I’ve sampled enough of their margaritas to hone in on the best margarita recipe. And with my birthday just around the corner, you can bet I’ll be sipping a [...]

Mai Tai Recipe – A Taste of Hawaii

Posted on June 4th, 2009 | 19 comments

I love Hawaiian vacations, and a great tropical drink served on the islands is the Mai Tai. Every time I go to Hawaii (and I’ve been there a lot), I head straight for a bar and ask them to shake up their best Mai Tai recipe.
The Mai Tai is one of the best tropical rum [...]

Gin and Tonic Recipe

Posted on April 22nd, 2009 | 15 comments

Gary shielded himself with the door of the liquor cabinet while he poured four ounces of gin onto ice…. Still shielded by the cabinet door, Gary took a hefty warmish gulp. Then, closing the cabinet, he held up the glass in case anyone cared to see what a relatively modest drink he’d poured himself.
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Old-Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

Posted on March 6th, 2009 | 9 comments

The Old-Fashioned cocktail sounds quite old fashioned. I mean, who on earth drinks these things anymore? Um… my brother and me. We had them over the holidays, and I must say, Old-Fashioned cocktails rock.
It’s bourbon with an amazing blend of bitter, sweet and sour flavors. I’ve seen more complicated recipes that muddle in the cherries [...]

Rum, Ginger Beer, Lime – Dark and Stormy

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 | 11 comments

After the past few crazy weeks, I’m now thinking fondly back to a sailing trip friends and I did on a catamaran around the British Virgin Islands. We sailed, snorkeled, and dived by day, then dined, drank, and partied by night (none of which were dark and stormy.) The boat had four bedrooms, but I [...]

Limoncello Recipe

Posted on December 30th, 2008 | 11 comments

Limoncello is a lemony vodka after-dinner liqueur, popular in Italy and France. I took a cooking class at Sur La Table from celebrity chef Joanne Weir, and one of the recipes she tossed out there for us was limoncello. (She also leads cooking tours in Europe which sound totally fun. Check out her website!)
If you [...]