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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 …