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The Cocktail Diaires: Hibiscus Tea Collins
What an amazing weekend it has been. And full. I can’t remember the last time we didn’t really do anything on a weekend. We had a lovely brunch with my friend Bee of The Spicy Bee. I baked for the...
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The Cocktail Diaries: The Aviation
I hope everyone is having a lovely Memorial Day weekend. I know I am! I started with a list of things to do and well, I think I’m done with half of them. Now I just need to do the hard ones I am really...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Blackberry Lime Mojito
Once again, it has been a very crazy weekend, but an amazing one. I think I deserve a cocktail. Somehow we managed to fit in time spent with dear friends, volunteering at the farmers market, a...
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The Cocktail Diaries: French 75s
I can’t believe the crazy amount of stuff we accomplished today and this weekend. We finished up some homemade orange liqueur. We made cake, scones, fish tacos, corn fritters, and of course, a...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Piña Coladas
Here’s how you know it was a good weekend: I am almost nodding off as I type this. IT’S 9:45 P.M. College me would not recognize me. Dave and I spent the weekend cooking delicious foods, as usual, and...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Boulevardier
It has been a sparse couple of weeks on the ol’ blog. Some of the reasons are work-related, some are family-related. I keep pretty quiet about very personal things on the blog, so let’s just say there...
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Old-School Boozy Punch
I’ve been thinking about making this punch for a while. I’m getting ready to speak on a radio show about cocktails for the holidays, and I think that making an old school punch is the perfect...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Rose Collins
The calendar says it’s February, but this weekend in Portland sure felt like spring. Today the high was 63 degrees. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It was amazing. Dave and I spent hours outside...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Blackberry Margarita
Yes indeed, another week, another cocktail diaries post. I’m on a roll! And I am really excited about today’s cocktail. This past weekend we went with our friends Bee and Kevin up to Sauvie Island to...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Corpse Reviver #2
Oh my, it’s been too long since I’ve done a Cocktail Diaries post! Of course I haven’t stopped enjoying cocktails. But sometimes, we make old favorites instead of new ones. I think that’s OK! But it...
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Strawberry Whisky Smash featuring Pendleton Midnight
Summer seems to have come early to Portland – and in other parts of the country, it’s already nice and warm on the regular! Usually we have to wait until July for the weather to truly turn warm. Last...
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Cocktail Diaries:The Aperol Fizz, and upcoming project hint!
Today I am here to talk to you about putting eggs in cocktails. I am pretty sure there is some kind of regulation in place where I need to tell you that raw eggs can make you sick. That is true. I eat...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Autumn Rye Cocktail
Want more delicious cocktail recipes? Sign up here for my sort-of-weekly newsletter, The Fizz, for great recipes delivered right to your inbox. I wouldn’t let the true beginning of fall come upon us...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Vacation Vibes
Listen, I am new at this whole “naming cocktails” thing. You’ll have to tell me in the comments when I’m on or off. I’ve been playing with New Deal Distillery’s new Cascadia D’Amore for a few weeks...
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The Cocktail Diaries: The Painkiller
What cocktail could possibly be more appropriate for this, the final day of the election? But seriously though, enough election talk. This delightful tiki concoction is perfect for any day of the year!...
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Blackberry Orange Cocktails for Friendsgiving featuring IZZE Soda!
I can’t believe Thanksgiving week is already here. We’re looking forward to seeing some friends and tackling a few adventurous recipes for our big meal! I love the trend of getting together with...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Pomegranate Mule
Oh man. As I’m sitting here writing, it has been a whirlwind of a week. The week before Christmas is always that way, right? Right? Luckily, we got a moment to relax and unplug today. Dave worked from...
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The Cocktail Diaries: The Last Word
The lesson of today’s Cocktail Diaries is: Get yourself that bottle of green Chartreuse. Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by monks for nearly 300 years. And did you know, the color chartreuse is...
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The Cocktail Diaries: Basil Apple Spring Sour
How is it already Thursday??? I swear, these days I get to the studio at 9 (OK, maybe more like 9:10) but then I look up from my camera/computer and it’s already 3 p.m. Whew. Exciting work makes for...
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The Cocktail Diaries: The Classic Daiquiri
Ah, the daiquiri. I remember my first interaction with one. Well, with a certain version of one. It was strawberry. It was nonalcoholic. I am pretty sure it was at Applebee’s, or someplace similar. I...
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