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Cocktail Recipes

Rum and Ginger Cocktail

Rum and Ginger Cocktail

I was cleaning out my refrigerator before Memorial Day to make room for new things and I found some almost empty bottles of ginger ale and apple juice. You know what that means – I had to make a cocktail with them, of course! I 

Summer Cocktail: Orange Tequila Spritzer

Summer Cocktail: Orange Tequila Spritzer

My boyfriend and I were just noticing how we seem to always run out of all of our liquors at the same time. I think it’s because if I see one bottle getting low, I switch to something else. Not the best habit in the 

Holiday Sangria Recipe

Holiday Sangria Recipe

The holidays are upon us! You know what that means. Time for cocktails! As much as I love a good margarita in the summer, there is something to be said for holiday cocktails. They always have a little bit of spice and that cozy feeling. 

Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail

Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail

I spent my Sunday wishing there were a way for every team still in the running for the Super Bowl to lose. My wishes obviously did not come true, but a girl can dream! While dreaming, I noticed something: It’s been a while since I 

Mexican Hot Chocolate + Tequila

Mexican Hot Chocolate + Tequila

Mac + Molly had some technical difficulties last week, but everything seems to be back to normal! To make up for some lost time, I promised an extra special, boozy cocktail. I saw my old Chicago train stop on the news yesterday morning covered in 

Sweet Basil Paloma

Sweet Basil Paloma

I was watching Food Network on Sunday morning and Guy Fieri made a Pink Sombrero cocktail and I could not get my mouth to stop watering. My second liquor love behind Captain Morgan would be our good friend tequila. I just love it. I’ve gotten 

Mango Sorbet Margarita (aka the Adult Float)

Mango Sorbet Margarita (aka the Adult Float)

My friends have started a tradition here in WV. We like to do clothing swaps. One of us will complain that our closets are a mess and then one will kindly offer up her living room to host a swap where we bring bags full 

Cucumber Basil Fizz Cocktail

Cucumber Basil Fizz Cocktail

I started my first herb garden this year. I named my first two little herb sprouts after two of my good friends in Chicago, Katie and Caitlin. I nurtured them for a month and Katie and Caitlin grew into a whole bunch of thyme and