15 May

Refreshing Drinks for Hot Summer Days

categories: food and drinks

The weather is seriously starting to heat up in San Diego and it’s feeling like summer! We have a few outdoor parties coming up, and – while I do absolutely love to entertain outside – I always find myself worrying about how to keep guests comfortable when the temperature kicks into high gear. You [...]

8 May

Fruity Cocktails

categories: cocktail recipes, food and drinks

Summer is the perfect time to serve up fruity cocktails at special celebrations or everyday get-togethers! For some festive, fruit-filled ideas, check out my Fabulously Fruity Cocktails guest post over at GlamDish today!

2 May

Happy Cinco de Mayo… Eat Up!

categories: food and drinks
Happy Cinco de Mayo… Eat Up!

As a certified Mexican-food lover, you don’t have twist my arm to convince me to celebrate Cinco de Mayo …but if your arm needs twisting, here are some mouth-watering recipe ideas (for everything from festive main dishes and cocktails to desserts) that should do the trick…
{pictured above} treats from Everyday with Rachael Ray [...]

21 Apr

Organic Cocktail: Country Thyme

categories: cocktail recipes, eco-chic, food and drinks

In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, we’ll be featuring lots of earth-friendly and eco-chic entertaining ideas this week! First up is the "Country Thyme " lemon-berry organic cocktail recipe that we featured on KUSI News this morning! This recipe was created by the Mixologist Joseph Ehrmann for Square One Organic Vodka . Click here [...]

11 Apr

Creative DIY Swizzle Sticks

categories: DIY, cocktail recipes, food and drinks

These “flower flag” swizzle sticks featured in InStyle’s Southern Weddings gallery are such a cute idea! Created by attaching a small rectangle of paper to a wooden dowel and glue-gunning a yellow or green mum to it, these creative swizzle sticks are a great idea for dressing up signature cocktails and mocktails at any type of shower or celebration!

2 Apr

New Cocktail Recipes

categories: cocktail recipes, food and drinks

New cocktail recipes are up in The Recipe Box! A few favorites pictured above include:

French Martini
French Kiss (cute for bridal showers & weddings)

Basil Grande
Chambord & Champagne (super easy – just like it sounds!)

More newcomers: Raspberry Manhattan, Midorita, Midori Melon Ball Punch, and Chambord Margarita.

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