Spiced & Spiked Apple Cider

Apple cider can be wonderful on its own, but why not jazz it up with some warm spices and then spike it with your choice of spirit?  You can save some time by making a batch cocktail for your Thanksgiving gathering (which hopefully isn’t too big this year!). You...

Christmas Morning Breakfast Ideas

  Not sure what to make for Christmas morning breakfast or a holiday brunch? Here are a few of my favorite dishes:   If a one-pan breakfast is up your alley, then my “upside down” butternut + bacon quiche recipe that I created for Home Depot is great for a...

3 Summer Aguas Frescas

  My family lived in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico for a summer when I was 4 years old, while my parents helped build a church. We’d take trips down the street from our little apartment to the produce market, where the vendors would have aguas frescas (Spanish...

Sparkling Strawberry Cocktails Two Ways

This post is brought to you in partnership with Dixie Vodka. As always, all opinions are my own. Strawberry season is upon us! Because I try to buy produce as locally and seasonally as possible, I generally track the seasons based on food rather than a calendar. To...

Morningside Kitchen’s Autumn Sangria

I had the pleasure of attending Morningside Kitchen’s “Farm to Bar” cocktail class a few weeks ago with my friend Carly.  Obviously I was excited that the class centered around seasonal ingredients, and I was eager to learn some new tricks for mixing drinks.  One of...