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Recipes and tales from a displaced Cajun girl who loves to eat, drink, cook, bake, and entertain! You'll find everything from cocktails to etouffee' here!
It's Friday. It's hot out. You need a cold, frosty cocktail that doesn't suck. Try a Pimm's Cup Slush. 'Nuff said. Pimm's Cup Slush 4 oz Pimm's No. 1 4 oz lemonade or ginger ale 1 oz fresh orange juice 1 oz fresh lime juice 1 oz fresh lemon (read full article)
Happy Friday! I just got the Happy 101 award from Liz over at My Big Fat Cajun/Irish/ Scottish/English/German/ French/Southern Family Blog (say that five times really fast)! Liz has a cool blog that she uses to research her family's roots. And, (read full article)
Sangria is one of my all-time favorite drinks come Spring and Summer. Every year, I play around with my basic recipe and am usually happy with the results of my tinkering. Today, on the day of our first pool party of 2010, I found myself ecstatic wit (read full article)
It's Friday and time for a cocktail! Tonight's starter of choice is an Americano, which is mentioned in my copy of the Esquire Handbook for Hosts. The handbook was first published in 1949, then reprinted in 1977. In addition to lots of common an (read full article)
HOLIDAY TO DO LIST_ Shop for gifts._ Bake cookies._ Package cookies à la Martha Stewart._ Wrap gifts._ Decorate house à la Martha Stewart._ Find the perfect dress for office holiday party._ Ship gifts._ Pack for holiday trip._ Worry about catching (read full article)
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so start pre-turkey week off with a cocktail that plays up a few Thanksgiving favorites -- cranberry, ginger and bourbon. As a note to those who love their cocktails sweet, this one may not be for you. It is o (read full article)
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so start pre-turkey week off with a cocktail that plays up a few Thanksgiving favorites -- cranberry, ginger and bourbon. As a note to those who love their cocktails sweet, this one may not be for you. It is o (read full article)
Come one, come all to Half Hour Meals' First Saturday Night Cocktail Party online at 8PM EST at http://www.HalfHourMeals.com. Half Hour Meals is a great new food blogger community. If you are a food blogger, you can post your idea of a cocktail party (read full article)
Come one, come all to Half Hour Meals' First Saturday Night Cocktail Party online at 8PM EST at Half Hour Meals. Half Hour Meals is a great new food blogger community. If you are a food blogger, you can post your idea of a cocktail party, complete wi (read full article)
Store-bought maraschino cherries, bright red and otherworldy in appearance, are sickly sweet. I'd prefer to preserve my own cherries, but hadn't gotten around to doing so the last time Hubby and I threw a cocktail party. Now that I'm down to a few ch (read full article)
Store-bought maraschino cherries, bright red and otherworldy in appearance, are sickly sweet. I'd prefer to preserve my own cherries, but hadn't gotten around to doing so the last time Hubby and I threw a cocktail party. Now that I'm down to a few ch (read full article)
Lillet Blanc is a French apéritif wine. Like other apéritifs, it is said to help stimulate one's appetite. I paired my Lillet Blanc with some lemon seltzer because all I could think about while standing over a hot stove was a cool and refreshing dr (read full article)
Lillet Blanc is a French apéritif wine. Like other apéritifs, it is said to help stimulate one's appetite. I paired my Lillet Blanc with some lemon seltzer because all I could think about while standing over a hot stove was a cool and refreshing dr (read full article)
Four years ago tomorrow, Hurricane Katrina made landfall at Buras, La. I'll be rehashing a bit more on that here tomorrow. For now, here is a cocktail I'll call The Day Before.This cocktail incorporates Peychaud's Bitters, which were invented in New (read full article)
Four years ago tomorrow, Hurricane Katrina made landfall at Buras, La. I'll be rehashing a bit more on that here tomorrow. For now, here is a cocktail I'll call The Day Before.This cocktail incorporates Peychaud's Bitters, which were invented in New (read full article)
Ah, summer. The days are getting hotter and we want to lighten things up a bit.If you're looking to save a few calories, or just consume less alchohol this summer, try a spritzer.White Peach White Wine Spritzer1 bottle white wine (I like Pinot Gris, (read full article)
Everyone wants to be green these days. Why not try a green drink? My super-sugary Green Grape tomatoes inspired me make this cocktail, which is a twist on the traditional Bloody Mary.The Green Mary was pleasantly refreshing, with just the right bite (read full article)
What's the start of a long weekend without a Friday cocktail? And what's the 4th of July without a red, white and blue cocktail. (Okay, there isn't any white here unless you count the ice. Cut a girl some slack, please!)My Watermelon Blueberry Sangri (read full article)
Happy Friday one and all. Twas a short week, but exhausting nonetheless. Today I bring you my twist on the the bourbon fizz. Your typical bourbon fizz features lemon juice and simple syrup, but I opted to switch out the lemon for tangelo and the simp (read full article)
I don't have lots to say today because my brain is pretty fried after an intense week at work. I came home from the office, had a swim, and wanted a good cocktail that wasn't my "same old same old" vodka tonic.I looked around the fridge and spotted s (read full article)
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