Now that Dry January is over, it’s time to restock our home bar.  So I thought I would write about some of the extras that we like to keep around the house to make our cocktails extra special.  Because just a few key ingredients can really spruce up a homemade cocktail.

Taking a break from booze for a little while?  Great mocktails are easy to find, and this one is one of my favorites.

As we close out this holiday week, let’s share a cocktail that’s perfect for Christmas morning.  It’s light, refreshing, and it has juice and fruit in it so you can drink it before noon without Aunt Peg having a conniption.

It has been a wintry mix of snow and rain at my house recently.  Usually, I don’t mind winter (it’s a part of nature, after all), but this time, I am not ready.  Hopefully, a warm, comforting cocktail can get me in better spirits.

After 18-months living through this pandemic, we all need to see our friends and loved ones.  Several of my friends are having small home gatherings for the holidays.  They’ll be casual.  Jeans and a blouse, but how do you make that festive?  Let’s start with the cocktail.

Detox may be the most overused word in the wellness language, but sometimes, things can just be delicious.  Let’s talk about a juice that can start your day off right.

Pumpkin desserts are a Thanksgiving staple.  There are many different pumpkin pie recipes — this Brown Sugar Gingersnap Pumpkin Pie or baking a simple meringue for the top of your pie — but what if you want to skip the pie altogether?

In Spokane, there’s a small, and I mean small, bar called Tiny Tiki.  Barely the width of a hallway and with a handful of tables, it was a fun place to go if you only planned to have one drink — because while the place is small, the drinks pack a punch. Sadly, due to […]

We restart IVF treatments next month, so I’m doing dry October.  And I was feeling like a mocktail that could bridge the gap between summer and fall.  No cider.  No cinnamon.  Something that let me have a little bit of summer in my September.