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First, Make a Roux!

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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!

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Aug 07

Frosty Pimm's Cup Slush

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)

Beverages, cocktails, drinks, friday, frosty, frozen, pimm's, slush

Jun 12

A Friday Margarita and an Award!

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)

award, bloggers, cocktails, drinks, friday, margarita

Apr 25

New Favorite Frozen Sangria

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)

cocktails, drinks, Entertaining, frozen, sangria, spring, summer, Wine

Feb 20

Friday Cocktail - Americano with Peychaud's Bitters and Orange

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)

Americano, bitters, cocktails, drinks, Peychaud's, vermouth

Nov 21

Cocktail of the Week - Cranberry Bourbon Spritz

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)

bourbon, cocktails, Cranberry, drinks, thanksgiving

Nov 21

Cocktail of the Week - Cranberry Bourbon Spritz

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)

bourbon, cocktails, Cranberry, drinks, thanksgiving

Sep 23

Saturday Night Cocktail Party at HalfHourMeals.com

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)

cocktails, drinks, half hour meals, party

Sep 23

Saturday Night Cocktail Party at HalfHourMeals.com

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)

cocktails, drinks, half hour meals, party

Sep 12

Friday Cocktail #26 - Lillet Blanc Refresher

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)

aperitif, Appetizer, cocktails, drinks, Lillet Blanc, seltzer

Sep 12

Friday Cocktail #26 - Lillet Blanc Refresher

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)

aperitif, Appetizer, cocktails, drinks, Lillet Blanc, seltzer

May 30

Friday Cocktail #21 - Tangelo Bourbon Fizz

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)

bourbon, cocktails, drinks, tangelo

May 16

Friday Cocktail #20 - Pomegranate Cherry Daiquiri

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)

cocktails, drinks, work

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