Old-Fashioned Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate on a cold, snowy day is the ultimate beverage if you want to survive this dreary winter that's heading our way. For a minute, just forget the stuff that you buy at the grocery store -- it's 95% sugar and anything "instant" is never, I repeat never, as good as making it yourself. [...]

Orange Mint Gin & Tonic

I asked you guys what sort of alcoholic drinks you'd prefer on Instagram (oh yeah, check out @littlegirl_bigeats !!) A lot of you voted for a bitter drink over a sweet one, preferring to taste the alcohol for what it is rather than have it hidden with other savoury flavours. I immediately thought of a [...]

Chai Time

This cocktail is for all my sweet friends out there who want to keep drinking their Starbucks order in the form of an alcoholic beverage...frankly I have no judgement on the matter. INGREDIENTS Steeped chai tea, cold or hot2 oz of coffee liquorCinnamon stickIce (if keeping cold) Create a concentrated chai tea in a pot [...]

Autumn Sangria

Warm, spicy notes. Red wine. Citrus and apples. Red wine. Cinnamon sticks. Red wine. A little brandy. Oh yeah, and red wine. Sangria is a fool-proof cocktail drink in my book because it can miraculously alter its recipe based on what seasonally available fruit you have at hand. It's also a great way to re-purpose [...]