TIP OF THE DAY: Irish Coffee

Even if you don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parade-watching and partying, take the occasion to enjoy an Irish Coffee—a simply wonderful cup of coffee enhanced with Irish whiskey and whipped cream. It will be especially welcome in our neck of the woods: Mother Nature is giving us a wind chill factor in the teens,…
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RECIPE: Peppermint Paddy Martini

For those who like things minty, here’s a fun drink for St. Patrick’s Day: a Peppermint Paddy Martini. The recipe is from McCormick, which uses its McCormick Pure Peppermint Extract to create the mintiness. Note that Peppermint Paddy, not Peppermint Patty or Peppermint Pattie, is the right name for this drink. Peppermint Patty, the Peanuts…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Irish Cereal Milk

Cereal milk with a shot of Irish whiskey. Photo courtesy Lexington Brass | NYC.   You might not drink this Irish Cereal Milk cocktail for breakfast; or then, you might. But it sure is a fun snack for after work, or even dessert on St. Patrick’s Day. The recipe comes from Lexington Brass restaurant in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Mardi Gras Colored Cocktails

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4th. You may not want to celebrate Mardi Gras in the traditional way, with Cajun and Creole cuisine, a King Cake and long strands of party beads. But you can serve classic New Orleans cocktails like the Hurricane, which has its own special hurricane lamp-shaped glass; or the Sazerac, the…
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