THE GIFT OF CHEERS I always love finding and giving the perfect gifts. I spend a lot of time every year getting each person I love just the right present that suits their style…
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SECRET INGREDIENT This fall/winter red wine sangria features a secret ingredient that gives it a great mouth feel and adds a complex depth of flavor not often found in sangria: Amaro! This Blackberry Blood…
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’Tis the season for bubbly & mulled wine! I combined two classic holiday drinks in this Mulled Wine French 75 with sparkling wine and a mulled spice syrup. It’s a much brighter interpretation of…
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A mulling spice syrup to mix into cocktails. Add to heated wine for an instant mulled wine or shake up into chilled cocktails to add the fragrant, warm baking spices to your seasonal flips,…
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DOUGNUTS Cakey, crumbly, cinnamony Apple Cider Doughnuts are a thing of beauty. Some of my fondest memories when I was little was visiting the local farms in south Jersey in the fall. Wandering through…
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An apple cider syrup made for mixing into cocktails to add a hint of warming baking spices scented with apple. Apple cider is used in place of water in this syrup which punches up…
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Cozy sweaters, baking spices, and figs are my favorite things about fall! I recently discovered that chocolate-dipped figs are simply heaven and have been eating them nonstop. The Chocolate Fig Old Fashioned is…
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Labor Day may mark the official end of BBQ season, but don’t let it deter you from keeping the party going outside! Fall is arguably the best time to host an al fresco fête.…
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I hosted an al fresco outdoor fall party with some of my closest friends and wanted a special meal that wowed, but wasn’t too complicated. I am known to serve up a fancy cheese…
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Spanish Gin & Tonics I have always had a deep love for Spanish Gin & Tonics. Who can resist a big frosty glasses full of crisp gin and bitter-sweet tonic topped with botanicals and…