FOOD FUN: Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with these Margarita Jell-O shots, created by Good Cocktails.com. Mix up some strawberry Margarita Jell-O (yes, with tequila) and pour into hollowed-out strawberry cups. Refrigerate, garnish with a small slice of lime, and serve. It’s delicious and fun. Here’s the recipe.   A strawberry serves as the shot glass. Photo…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Create The Best Sugar Rim

Red sanding sugar makes a sweet, colorful cocktail or mocktail rimmer. Photo courtesy El Jimador Tequila.   Here’s a fun idea for Mother’s Day or any other celebration: a custom glass rimmer for cocktails or mocktails. You can buy rimmers in tins, but it’s almost as fast to make your own. We owe this tip…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Liqueur For Mom Or Dad

Home-infused clementine vodka. Photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog.   Our colleague Hannah Kaminsky of Bittersweet Blog has already made her Mother’s Day gift: which she calls climoncello (a rift on the lemon liqueur, limoncello). You’ve got more than enough time to make your own liqueur for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, in any…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Celebrate With A Spring Cocktail

Celebrate spring with a springlike cocktail. Photo courtesy Tuaca.   We’re less than 24 hours into spring and contemplating a spring cocktail this evening—to celebrate both the arrival of spring and the end of the work week. The spring equinox occurred yesterday at 12:57 p.m. It begs for a little astronomy lesson about equinoxes and…
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ENTERTAINING: A Cocktail Party For Vincent Van Gogh

If you’re inclined to entertain between St. Patrick’s Day and Easter, here’s an idea from Van Gogh Vodka: A “Starry Night” cocktail part, to celebrate the March 30th birthday of Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh Vodka has created a cocktail named for, and inspired by perhaps, one of his best-loved works, The Starry Night (De…
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