Tag: boozy

  • Cranberry Jelly Moscow Mule

    Got some leftover cranberry jelly?  If not, you should probably go get some…. This scrumptiously sweet and kind-of sour cocktail is such a fun way to use up leftover Thanksgiving jelly, but I think it’s a gorgeous festive drink that will last through the rest of the holiday season.  Cranberry is definitely still Christmas-y, and just…

  • Hazelnut Sipping Chocolate

    When you were little, did you ever make a batch of hot cocoa that was pretty much equal parts cocoa mix to water/milk?  (Hope I’m not the only one…)  Well, here’s the adult version.  To make it sound like a classy adult-appropriate drink, we can call it “Sipping Chocolate” a la Trader Joe’s.   I saw…

  • Blackberry Peach Sangria

    I mentioned in my Daily Things that I’m trying to appreciate summer before I get too fall-excited. Well, sangria seems to be the perfect way to really appreciate summer, don’t you agree? I’ve got a few refreshing bevvies I want to post while it’s still a bazillion degrees outside, starting with this amazing concoction. Sangria…

  • Boozy Brownies w/ Port Reduction Frosting

    I’ve got a treat for you. No, this is not a treat-with-hidden-black-beans kind of treat.  This is not a tastes-more-decadent-than-it-really-is kind of treat.  This is a splurge.  A seriously chocolately brownie filled with sugar, flour, oil, loads of chocolate, and booze.  And I’m not sorry. I really was planning on just making plain brownies without…

  • Strawberry, Mango, Banana & White Port Sorbet

    I made sorbet with my food processor tonight!  I should also tell you that I’m so excited about it, I initially wrote that first sentence in all caps.  But that seemed a little aggressive.  I don’t want to scare you away.  Anyway …. 

  • Kiwi Melon Margarita

    Getting excited for St. Patty’s Day?! Well, I’m not. Okay, I’m (kind of) kidding.  St. Patrick’s Day will be a fun day filled with friends, food, drinks – and my half marathon!!!  Yikes. I had absolutely planned on posting regularly about my half-marathon training.  Which I’ve pretty much done – I mentioned my 10 mile…

  • Marsala & Garlic Roasted Mushrooms

    Want some mushrooms that have been roasted in sweet wine?  With lots of garlic too? I thought you might. I have never had marsala wine before, but always wanted to try, so I picked up a bottle at Trader Joe’s this weekend and just tested cooking a couple mushrooms that I’d completely drenched in it. …

  • Lavender Prosecco Mojito

    Happy almost-weekend, folks!  I hope most of you haven’t spent this week sick like I have.  Though it has made the week go by quickly in a haze of cough medicine and fuzzy-brain-syndrome.  And now it’s Thursday evening already, and tomorrow’s Friday!  So I’m plotting another batch of this beautiful cocktail I made last weekend. …

  • Lemon Pepper Wine-Braised Baby Broccoli

    I have a delicious veggie dish for you today!  I don’t know why this baby broccoli hasn’t made it into my go-to side dish repertoire because it is awesome and delicious, and I devour it whenever I make it.    But it’s nice to step out of the box once in awhile.  This baby broccoli is…

  • Drunken Frangelico Blueberry Cake

    Hey, guess what, folks!? It’s my 27th birthday today! So I made myself a cake. Last year, I drenched my cake in amaretto.  While trying to think of what to make myself this year, I realized it would be pretty hard to beat a sweet liqueur-soaked cake.  So why not do that again?! And a…