Food + Drink
Limoncello-gin cocktail with grilled thyme
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere…. When you are getting ready to fire up your grill to prepare something delicious, place a few thyme sprigs over a direct fire to draw out the herb’s floral qualities. Limoncello-gin cocktail with grilled thyme Serves 1 Recipe from Fine Cooking Ingredients: 2 large sprigs fresh thyme; more for garnish 1/2
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Limoncello Champagne Cocktails with Mint
Happy Mother’s Day! Limoncello Champagne Cocktails with Mint Serves 2 Recipe from: Bon Appetit Ingredients: 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves 1/4 cup limoncello 2 tablespoons sugar plus additional for dipping Champagne flutes Lemon peels strips from 1 lemon 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 lemon wedge 1 cup (about) chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Note:
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Fresh Mint Martini
I affectionately call this cocktail my vodka mojito. This is a perfect Summer cocktail. This one is calling your name, give it a try! Fresh Mint Martini Serves 1 (easily doubled) Recipe from Food Network Combine 1 or 2 slices cucumber, 4 or 5 mint leaves, 1 tablespoon lime juice and 1 teaspoon sugar in
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Fresh Strawberry Martini
Strawberries are plentiful in Florida in April. In fact, right now Florida has an over abundance of strawberries and they are reasonably priced. This means that I am buying more strawberries than I need and am looking for ways to use them. I can’t think of a more perfect way to use fresh strawberries than
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Maiden’s Prayer
We enjoy a good cocktail to wind down at the end of a work week, when entertaining or sitting out on our patio. My husband over the years has earned a reputation among our friends for his cocktail shaking prowess. This cocktail is tasty, a bit sour but makes a refreshing palate-opening before a meal.
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Classic Martini
Just in case you have forgotten what a traditional martini tastes like…. Gin or Vodka stirred or shaken…..One drink, so many options. Classic Martini Serves 1 Ingredients: 2 ounces good quality gin or vodka 1/2ounce dry vermouth Directions: 1. Place gin or vodka in a cocktail shaker with ice. 2. Shake and pour, straining the