VALENTINE’S DAY: Chocolate Tequila Cupid Cocktail

Let chocolate and tequila be your cupid. Photo courtesy Sauza Tequila.   If you’re not sharing the evening with someone special, make yourself a special comfort cocktail. Sauza Tequila suggests this chocolate tequila drink. CHOCOLATE TEQUILA CUPID RECIPE Ingredients 3 parts chocolate milk (store bought or homemade) 1 part silver tequila 1 part strawberry purée…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Champagne Cocktail

Rosy and delicious: the Secret CrushChampagne cocktail. Photo courtesyMacao Trading Co.   Here’s a Valentine’s Day version of a Champagne Cocktail. Called a Secret Crush, it’s a rosy color from the addition of grenadine—a red syrup originally made from pomegranate juice or cherry juice, and sugar. (Grenade is the French word for pomegranate as well…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Wine With Chocolate & Dessert

What wine or other alcoholic libation goes with chocolate? That depends: Is it bittersweet, milk chocolate, fruit-filled, mint-filled, with nuts and so forth. Check out our Chocolate And Wine Pairings chart. What if you’re having cheesecake, chocolate cake, tiramisu or other favorite dessert? That requires new options entirely! See our Wine And Dessert Pairings chart.…
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