Drinks (cocktails, sodas and herbal teas)

Low Carb Blackberry Mojito

A tasty, low-calorie DIY Low Carb Blackberry Mojito made with a Blackberry Mint Shrub Syrup. Good for keto and low carb diets.

Salty Dog Cocktail with Drink Syrups

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

Tequila (or Mezcal) Flight with Mexican Sangritas

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!

Cup of turmeric tea with tea ingredients on the spoon

Homemade Turmeric Golden Tea for a Hygge Lifestyle

Enhance your Hygge lifestyle and learn to make a Golden Milk Latte (aka Turmeric Tea)

3 Cocktails Featuring Drinking Vinegars

Drinking vinegars can enhance just about any cocktail or mocktail and are especially fun during the holiday season or for entertaining.

Skinny Moscow Mule or Mexican Mule

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

Pumpkin martini surrounded by ingredients and cocktail tools.

Bourbon Martini with Pumpkin Shrub Syrup

Make your own pumpkin shrub syrup and use it with bourbon for an awesome pumpkin martini. A craft cocktail extraordinaire!

Bloody Mary with ingredients laid out on window table.

Bloody Mary, Daquiri & Martini with Homemade Tomato Shrub Syrup

How to make a Tomato Martini, a Smoked Tomato/Cherry Daiquiri, and a Tomato Shrub Bloody Mary with Shrub Syrups

Watermelon agua fresca in glass with sprig of mint

Watermelon Agua Fresca: Classic for Italian Ferragosto

This is a batch recipe for making a Watermelon Limoncello Drink for Ferragosto or any family or friend celebration

Retro Tiki: Mai Tai & Pineapple Glazed Ham Balls

Waikiki Ham Balls (with a pineapple glaze) was a popular appetizer in the 60’s tiki scene, and the recipes below feature a retro ham ball recipe, as well as a retro tiki Mai Tai, complete with umbrella. I have to admit, I was leery of the idea of “ham balls”, but surprise, surprise. They were …