Quick Summary: Homemade flavored simple syrups add real fruit and herb flavors to iced tea without artificial ingredients. These eight recipes pair beautifully with black tea, green tea, white tea […]
Flavored Simple Syrups for Iced Tea Read Post »
Mexican food and drink can be quite diverse depending on the time of year, the region and available produce. Here is a list of our favorite Mexican beverages- non-alcoholic and/or
Traditional Mexican Beverages: Celebrations or Casual Read Post »
Quick Summary: The Paloma is arguably Mexico’s most popular cocktail, even more so than the margarita. Made with tequila (or mezcal), fresh grapefruit juice, lime, and sparkling water. Light, refreshing,
How to Make a Paloma Cocktail (Mexico’s Favorite Tequila Drink) Read Post »
How to make fruit shrub syrups using either a cold shrub or a hot shrub method. Recipe for an apple shrub syrup and a beer cocktail using the apple syrup
How to Make Shrub Syrup (Plus Apple Beer Cocktail Recipe) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Eight martini variations from classic to creative, including espresso martinis, fruit martinis, and a savory tomato martini. Covers what a martini actually is, plus recipes using homemade shrub
Martini Recipes: Classic to Specialty Variations Read Post »
Make the holidays extra festive with one of my favorite twists on the classic: a peppermint espresso martini! The perfect boozy pick-me-up to serve after a long family dinner, your
Peppermint Espresso Martini Read Post »
This fall, cozy up with a warming twist on a classic cocktail. A great little pick-me-up for rainy days, this pumpkin spice espresso martini is the perfect combination of intense
Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini Read Post »
Tea, meet vodka! This refreshing green tea martini with a dash of mint is the perfect pick-me-up drink. Easy to whip up for a crowd, turn it into your signature
Minty Green Tea Martini Read Post »
Tea and coffee make a surprisingly good combination with chai, and this chai espresso martini proves it. The homemade chai simple syrup and chai-infused vodka add warming spice to the
Chai Espresso Martini with Homemade Chai Simple Syrup Read Post »
Quick Summary: A simple blueberry martini made with vodka and a homemade blueberry drink syrup. The same syrup transforms sparkling water into an Italian soda or elevates lemonade. Includes tips
Blueberry Syrup Cocktails and Non-Alcoholic Drinks (Italian Sodas) Read Post »
Quick Summary: A refreshing summer cocktail made with homemade blueberry-infused vodka and fresh lemonade. Includes step-by-step instructions for infusing your own vodka, plus ideas for other blueberry cocktails. The infused
Blueberry Infused Vodka Recipe with Blueberry-Lemonade Cocktail Recipe Read Post »
Quick Summary: Rumtopf is a German technique of preserving fruit in rum and sugar, layered throughout summer and steeped until winter. Use most fruit, including strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums,
German Fruit Preserves in Rum (Rumtopf) Read Post »
Quick Summary: This Michelada recipe combines light beer with Clamato juice, lime, Worcestershire sauce, Maggi seasoning, and hot sauce. Rim the glass with Tajín for a spicy-salty kick. Refreshing, not
Clamato Michelada Recipe: A Mexican Beer Drink Read Post »
Alcohol can certainly be part of a low carb diet, but it pays to know how each type of alcohol is metabolized and what is to be avoided
Alcohol on a Low-Carb Diet: What You Need to Know Read Post »
Quick Summary: Ponche navideño is Mexico’s traditional Christmas punch, a warm, spiced fruit drink simmered with tejocote, guava, cinnamon, and piloncillo. Served throughout Las Posadas (the nine-day celebration leading to
Ponche: Traditional Mexican Christmas Drink (Plus Regional Variations) Read Post »
When I work with blending my HeathGlen teas for the farmers market, I have to be particularly careful with additions to white tea, as it is a light tea that
White Tea Cocktail with Cucumber, Honey, and Thyme Read Post »
Quick Summary: Quick Summary: A creamy, cooling cocktail made with homemade horchata base, spiced rum, and DIY cinnamon vanilla simple syrup. Horchata is a sweetened rice-based drink popular in Spain
Horchata Cocktail with Spiced Rum (Plus Mocktail Ideas) Read Post »
Summer entertaining is made easier with pitchers of Sangria. Red & white sangria recipes enhanced with flavored drink syrups
Big Batch Cherry-Infused Sangria for a Crowd Read Post »
A tasty, low-calorie DIY Low Carb Blackberry Mojito made with a Blackberry Mint Shrub Syrup. Good for keto and low carb diets.
Low Carb Blackberry Mojito Recipe Read Post »
A Salty Dog cocktail is an easy cocktail to have at home but it is taken to the level of a craft cocktail when you add Grapefruit Cardamom Shrub Syrup
Classic Salty Dog Cocktail (Plus Ideas for Homemade Syrups) Read Post »
A Tequila flight or a Mezcal flight is a great way to enjoy Mexican cuisine. Add an orange or tomato Sangrita for the full monty!
How to Make a Tequila Flight with Mexican Sangritas Read Post »
Quick Summary: Quick Summary: Drizzling fruit-infused vinegars or shrub syrups over vegetables before roasting enhances flavor and adds complexity to simple sheet pan dinners. This guide covers which vinegars work
How to Roast Vegetables with Fruit Vinegars and Shrub Syrups Read Post »
Two versions of a Moscow Mule – a skinny version that is under 100 calories and a “relatively” skinny version that is easy & high on flavor
Skinny Moscow Mule with Fresh Ginger (Under 100 Calories) Read Post »
Make your own pumpkin shrub syrup and use it with bourbon for an awesome pumpkin martini. A craft cocktail extraordinaire!
Bourbon Martini with Pumpkin Shrub Syrup Read Post »
Three cocktails using homemade tomato shrub syrup: a signature Bloody Mary, an unusual martini, and a tomato-cherry daiquiri. Plus basics on making shrub syrups from fresh or smoked tomatoes.
Tomato Shrub Cocktails: 3 Recipes with Homemade Tomato Shrub Syrup Read Post »
This is a batch recipe for making a Watermelon Limoncello Drink for Ferragosto or any family or friend celebration
Watermelon Agua Fresca (Agua de Sandía) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Recipes for a retro tiki party, including both the original and a modern Mai Tai, plus pineapple-glazed ham balls that were popular appetizers in the 1950s and 60s.
Retro Tiki: Mai Tai & Pineapple Glazed Ham Balls Read Post »
Recipes for classic Mint Julep and Parmesan Cheese Straws as craft cocktails and appetizers for Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby Recipes: Cheese Straws and Mint Juleps Read Post »
Cranberry syrups make beautiful holiday cocktails and mocktails. Try any of these 5 cranberry-inspired craft cocktails for a tasty celebration!
6 Cranberry Cocktails & Mocktails for the Holidays Read Post »
The How-to on mixing craft cocktails or Italian Sodas using shrub syrups & simple syrups. How to determine the ratios of spirits to syrups for mixology.
How to Make Craft Cocktails with Shrub Syrups (Ratios and Recipes) Read Post »
