Sorbet and Champagne Cocktail
Need a drink that is festive and easy? Try a sorbet and champagne cocktail. Color match to your occasion or just pick your favorite flavor! Don’t you love foods that…
Read more(Lime or) Lemon Ginger Honey in a Jar
A simple recipe for lime or lemon ginger honey tea–ready in a jar when you need it. Just add hot water–who likes a nice hot winter drink!Did you hear the…
Read moreLate Harvest Sangria
With warm notes from citrus & cloves, plus a fall fruitiness from pears & apple brandy, this Late Harvest Sangria is perfect for the holidays or all winter. I usually…
Read moreHomemade Rose Bath Salts
Homemade Rose Bath Salts are easy to make, soothing and perfect for gift giving, celebrating Valentine’s Day, or a rejuvenating soak any time. Whew—is it spring yet? Pretty sure not—we…
Read moreCoquito: Coconut Eggnog or Not Eggnog
One. Last. Treat. Coquito… Coconut eggnog. ‘Cause one kind of eggnog is never enough. It’s been quite the holiday eat-a-thon, err, season. With out-of-state college kids home for the holidays,…
Read moreChristmas Drinking Custard
Like a heady vanilla eggnog (but no raw eggs), drinking custard is a delicious and easy southern Christmas tradition that is perfect with or without alcohol. I’ve been watching the…
Read moreSpiced Cider Syrup (Instant Hot Apple Cider)
Now that we’ve had a few cold days, I can feel winter in the air. I love the change of seasons (especially when it follows a long autumn) with winter’s…
Read moreGarlic Roasted Beets
Did you hear the announcement that we (in the northern hemisphere) are halfway through meteorological winter? It sure made me feel better! Until I started to worry about the piles…
Read moreThe Best Hot Cocoa from Scratch
What would winter be without cocoa? I have many wonderful childhood memories but one of my favorites is sledding–right in my own front yard. I grew up on a big…
Read moreSweet Pickled Cranberries
Sweet pickled cranberries are a fresher tasting alternative to cranberry sauce. Suitable for canning–or simply refrigerate. Do you know what’s lurking in the back corners of your refrigerator? I dare…
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