Despite being sick all week, we recovered enough by last night to enjoy New Year’s Eve at one of Indy’s newest venues, Nevermore — more on that later this week — but today, it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming. This is our final holiday cocktail of the season, and it’s incredibly easy to convert…
Since last week’s Grinch Hot Chocolate was a big hit, the girls and I decided to ride out Winter Storm Elliott in the kitchen creating another kid-friendly holiday drink. Lilly suggested something inspired by The Sugar Plum Fairy. The Nutcracker is one of my favorite Christmas traditions — both the 1892 Tchaikovsky ballet and Disney’s…
My oldest daughter, Lilly, has recently developed an obsession with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Somehow, she’d never seen the movie before this year — I’ve clearly failed as a parent in that regard — and it’s been all Grinch all the time since she discovered Who-Ville. She even got lucky enough to meet The…
There are few cocktails more classic than a French 75. Named for the 75-millimeter cannons the French used during World War I, the drink itself is friendlier than the name implies. A traditional French 75 comes together with just a few simple ingredients you probably already have on hand. For this week’s drink, I added…
If you’ve ever run across vintage holiday artwork or read a classic Christmas storybook, you’ve probably seen Christmas oranges. The nostalgic tradition of putting citrus fruit in the foot of Christmas stockings has a unique origin — more on that later — and just happened to be the inspiration for this week’s holiday drink recipe….
I would be remiss if I didn’t start this post by acknowledging that I adore peppermint. Peppermint lattes are my Starbucks go-to all year, although I’m the first to say they taste better in a red cup. Needless to say, when I saw my husband buying a bottle of Smirnoff’s Limited Edition Peppermint Twist for…
As much as I love Christmastime, I’m a summer girl at heart, and I always feel a pang of loss when the leaves start turning, the rooftop bars start closing for the season, and the margarita mix is put away until Cinco de Mayo. To combat seasonal depression, this week’s holiday drink recipe will have…
To say I like Christmas is an understatement. The house is decorated well before Thanksgiving, and I am not exaggerating when I say I live for the sparkliest season of the year. This year, I decided to put my husband’s bartending skills to the test (he’s a former professional bartender) by tasking him with creating…